Character Quote by Jeffery Deaver

When it comes to a character, I make sure that it adds to the plot.

— Tamannaah

I don't plot my novels - I move along with my characters.

— Ellen Potter

When I'm writing a script, I don't worry about plot as much as I do about people. I get to know the main characters…

— Mel Brooks

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this.

— James Ellroy

Quite casually I wander into my plot, poke around with my characters for a while, then amble off, leaving no moral proved and no…

— Thorne Smith

Characters are incredibly important, but I tend to build them around the plot during the outline stage. However, once I'm writing the manuscript, the…

— Aimee Carter

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.

— Josh Hartnett

Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when…

— Taylor Sheridan

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

I'm always on the side of the characters, rather than the side of the people attacking them. I get realistic. It's not gratuitous.

— Alexandre Aja

I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal…

— Julianna Baggott