Character Quote by Eric Bana

The characters in my novels, from the very first one, are always on some quixotic effort of attempting to control something that is uncontrollable…

— John Irving

I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.

— Kristin Scott Thomas

The illusion of control has to be there, but mostly I'm following characters and the consequences of their own decisions, because a lot of…

— Bob Shacochis

I always say I write my own novels and the characters don't take control of me, but in fact, I look at the characters…

— A. S. Byatt

I'm always trying to get my characters to the point of complete rebelliousness. I like that attitude that characters feel when they own their…

— Sebastian Lelio

people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they want.

— Stephen Chbosky

I'm very attracted to characters who don't necessarily make it easy to be loved.

— Charlize Theron

There's this attitude that you have to love your characters, and I think that's a nice trick if you have trouble identifying with bad…

— Ashley Zukerman

I think that the best characters are the ones who both manage to be attractive and repulsive at the same time.

— Nicolas Cage

There's an element of control that comes with acting which you've just got to be really mindful of.

— Jonathan Bailey

The characters I've played that I like the most are people that have a lot of obstacles. They have a lot of bad things…

— Paul Sparks

I don't really ever think about whether or not I like the characters I'm playing. I'm more into the minutiae of their behaviour or…

— Mary-Louise Parker