Character Quote by Friedrich Schiller

Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes.

— Muriel Spark

I always look for contradiction in a character.

— Rebecca Hall

I think many people have contradictions to them and I love characters that deal with those contradictions.

— Giancarlo Esposito

Your character is always right. No real person thinks they're being stupid or misguided or bigoted or evil or just plain wrong - so…

— Tana French

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise…

— Elia Kazan

Character is not the enemy of self-expression and personal freedom, it is their necessary precondition.

— James Q. Wilson

Contradiction is the heart and soul of character and drama. You're always looking for it. I loved her so much I hit her; that's…

— Paul Schrader

The truth and regularity of a character is not, in justice, to be looked upon as broken, from any one single act or omission…

— Laurence Sterne

Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.

— Ayn Rand

When I'm writing flawed characters, I just think about my own flaws.

— Jacqueline Woodson

There are no contradictions. If you find one, check your premises.

— Ayn Rand

It seems to me that most characters, in anything, are flawed in some way, just like most people. You look for the good in…

— Aidan Gillen