I admit I do develop characters from little parts of…

“Develop your characters well enough that they do stupid things on their own.”

— Rebecca McKinsey

Every paragraph should accomplish two goals: advance the story, and develop your characters as complex human beings.

— Nancy Kress

I eat up your heart and all the little parts.

— Marilyn Manson

Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to.

— Sara Sheridan

We'll show you that you can build a mind from many little parts, each mindless by itself.

— Marvin Minsky

Somehow I find it easier to inhabit characters if they are a little bit pathetic. I do seem to have an affinity with pathetic…

— Tom Hollander

I think you're always attracted by characters that are a little bit like you, or at least the worst parts of you that you…

— Florence Pugh

Most of the characters in 'The Little Rascals' were living in poverty, but they decided to focus on the joy of being a kid:…

— Sean Baker

All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have…

— Meg Cabot

I'm more interested in characters who are a little difficult.

— Daniel Clowes

In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul.

— Dario Argento

The beauty of 'NCIS' is that all the characters are a little different.

— Sean Murray

I've often tried to imagine my dream role and what that would truly mean. I'm not sure I've reached a clear picture of it…

— Haley Strode

“Realize that by hurting your own characters, you are not a sadist. You are not deliberately hurting your loved ones merely to watch them…

— James Chartrand

It's hard to know exactly how people develop the characters they do. There could be people from humble beginnings that turn into jerks. Some…

— David Maraniss