Find Quote by George Perez

Sometimes after a compliment about my characterization skills, I'm asked if I model my characters on real people. Emphatically, no. And sort of, yes.

— Brent Weeks

I try to use models at least for the main characters because of the nature of my art. I tend to focus on the…

— Floyd Cooper

In order to make characters real - no matter what the character is doing - you have to see yourself as capable of having…

— Regina Doman

You try to make characters you care about, and I think realism helps. Even though this is a high concept, the characters have got…

— Ricky Gervais

I have many characters inspired from real life.

— Vivek Agnihotri

I never base characters on real people - you can get into so much trouble that way!

— Michael Scott

To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.

— Wilbur Smith

I usually always think of characters and sometimes the characters are a little bit invented, so it's nice to give these invented, blurry, personas…

— Matt Berninger

I never base characters on real people. There are people who do that but I really don't know how to do it.

— Peter Carey

It's much easier to conjure characters strictly from your imagination than to have to think about whether you're representing people in a truthful way.

— Lynn Nottage

In front of the model I work with the same will to reproduce truth as if I were making a portrait. I do not…

— Auguste Rodin

Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know…

— Cassandra Clare