Character Quote by Frank Auerbach

I was like many another who starts an intrigue timidly. Once into it, I had to go on, and therefore I had to harden…

— Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

To a large extent, people's interest in the character is the mystery of the character.

— Michael Emerson

In fiction, you have a rough idea what's coming up next - sometimes you even make a little outline - but in fact you…

— Peter Matthiessen

For me, intrigue is a pretty powerful emotion. If you want to know more about a character, if you want to understand how they…

— A Fine Frenzy

When I take on a character, it's a sacrifice. There's something that you give up every time. I want to become these characters, and…

— Brie Larson

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

You need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep [your] character interesting.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

Implicity, there should be something mysterious in every day.

— D.T. Suzuki

The most interesting characters are those you're drawn to, then repelled by, and then come to understand. All that tension - I live that.…

— Rachel Weisz

You've only got so much plot, character and psychological capital. One day it will be gone and you don't know when that day is.…

— Jesse Armstrong

I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.

— Elmore Leonard

Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.

— Fawn M. Brodie