Quote by Gillian Anderson

For me, it's quite scary to go ahead to make my characters say things because, at times, you might actually be influencing a mind…

— Ekta Kapoor

I always find it a little scary to say that I'm like a character.

— Natalie Portman

For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for…

— Sarah MacLean

I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.

— George R. R. Martin

I always go into a character thinking, 'If it scares me, I can do it.'

— Omari Hardwick

I usually don't find myself reacting to my characters. I just create them ... And let the audience decide whether they're empathetic or scared…

— Doug Hutchison

I bring so much of myself to each character that there's always a worrying point when I think: 'Oh no, I'm really that person.'

— Michelle Gomez

I'm a very visual thinker, so the characters are running through my head, doing what they're doing when I'm writing them. And there'll be…

— Paul Dini

Establish character - otherwise, it is difficult to connect with what is frightening.

— Jane Goldman

The thing that really interests me is characters facing challenges that are emblematic of the things they are most frightened of about themselves.

— Scott Snyder

I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally.

— Patricia Clarkson

There are always certain things that you tap into, your own personal experiences, and I try to base my characters on someone I know…

— Stephen Graham