Books Quote by Gaspar Noe

Sometimes you don't really understand the characters you do. I don't need to. Most of the behavior is obscure and I don't mind that.…

— Isabelle Huppert

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of…

— Sara Zarr

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

Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.

— Meg Cabot

What you look for as a reader is somebody who is going to take you and say, 'C'mon. Come into the story. I'm going…

— Celeste Ng

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg

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

— Michael Emerson

People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people…

— Karin Slaughter

If it's a good story, it's a good story, and it draws readers in.

— H. W. Brands

For me, when I see movies where I kind of know who the characters are and what the situation is, I get bored. To…

— Richard Shepard

The main character in the book is usually someone you're identifying with because the story is being told through this person's mind.

— Jay Asher

I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired by the…

— Gillian Flynn