Attributes Quote by E. Lockhart

“I'm not telling you what I look like in any detail. I hate those endless descriptions of a heroine's physical attributes... First of all,…

— E. Lockhart

I am always naturally drawn to heroines that have human flaws because I enjoy people that have lived their life with courage and make…

— Romola Garai

Whether consciously or unconsciously, I felt myself drawn to writing a female character who was pretty flawed and not very virtuous or wonderful or…

— Leni Zumas

You know, we have to take these characters - who, granted, have their separate personalities but, on a lot of levels, are pretty two-dimensional…

— Rachael Leigh Cook

Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you,…

— Cassandra Clare

Character develops in stream of struggle and adversity. Character is foundation of your inner beauty which reflects in your personality.

— Anil Sinha

Of course I know my characters are unlikable sometimes or have prejudices. It's not as if I'm thinking they're so endearing all the time.…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I feel this way about a lot of movies, that the characters are idealized versions of people. For better or worse, I am as…

— Greg Mottola

When you play characters, you shouldn't just be putting on their characteristics - you should be finding it inside yourself.

— Chadwick Boseman

I always do a lot of work around characters to make them real people because, oftentimes, they really are a sliver of a person.…

— Andrea Riseborough

I wanted to create a heroine that was flawed. I wanted her to be a real person. She's selfish, she's childish, she's immature and…

— Amber Benson

Every character that I write is kind of an anti-heroine in a way. Not because I'm like, I need to write an anti-heroine. But…

— Nia DaCosta