Able Quote by Jeanette Winterson

When it comes to thinking about how a character talks, there are literary and language considerations. For actors to be able to differentiate between…

— Mike Leigh

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations…

— Greta Gerwig

A person's character is revealed by their speech

— Greek Proverb

Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very…

— Richard Armitage

It's through the voice that I tend to figure out the character (and through dialogue that I come to understand other characters).

— Teddy Wayne

I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.

— Manuel Puig

I just let the character speak to me and things appear.

— Shirley Knight

When I write characters, I need to hear their voice. As soon as I get them speaking, and I feel how they use language,…

— Dana Spiotta

Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.

— Alan Rickman

I look for characters that speak to something in me.

— Dorian Missick

Sometimes I hear a voice - sometimes it's the voice of someone I know. And sometimes that leads to a character, which leads to…

— Sara Shepard

Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.

— Steve Earle