Character Quote by Elizabeth Bowen

When it comes to a character, I make sure that it adds to the plot.

— Tamannaah

When you are writing a character, what the character says is obviously crucial. But what the character doesn't say is absolutely as important as…

— Frederick Busch

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I put heavy emphasis on the characters.

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

If you're gonna let the character be the story, you better set a tone that allows the actors to do the best work they…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

“Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people…

— Anne Lamott

You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some…

— Jill McCorkle

I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I…

— Jeff Abbott

I think you can say so much about a character in lots of subtle ways.

— Lynne Ramsay

“This means the literary effect is not the main concern here; the author is more concerned with plot. And that plot must be relatively…

— Stella Gibbons

You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking and acting in a…

— Gene Wolfe

I feel it's very important to let individual writers' voices come through. But the character has to be consistent.

— Paul Lieberstein