Character Quote by Jason Isbell

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use…

— Elizabeth Strout

At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why hopefully readers…

— Ally Carter

But I always need to identify with a character to write about him or her - and by 'identify,' I mean see the world…

— Jennifer Egan

I feel like there are things I can relate to in every character. But I feel like when you read a script, you don't…

— Martin Starr

I try to write characters that are as real, emotionally and psychologically, as I can make them; I feel the same way about setting.…

— Lauren Oliver

If I write a character, instead of looking from the outside, like maybe a journalist would, trying to describe them physically and figuring out…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I'm not in the business of meddling with people's destinies - and yes, my characters are real people to me. They have histories and…

— Jonathan Evison

When I become a character in a movie or drama... I can think about the character only and not the complicated matters of my…

— Gong Yoo

For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.

— Patrick Wilson

I love to start characters in a place where you think you know them. We can make all kinds of assumptions about them and…

— Callie Khouri