Amount Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides

What I do when I create a character is put in details from all the people I know who might be like that person,…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I like to think I put some of myself in every character.

— Jill McCorkle

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

I like to write characters that feel like people that I would know.

— Anna Todd

Characters I create are just mixtures of the people I know.

— Taika Waititi

I put a lot of myself into my characters when I write.

— Alison Tyler

I certainly think that there's a little bit of me in all of my characters, because I feel like the only way you can…

— Rebecca Serle

I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

— Aziz Ansari

I've been really picky about the sort of characters that I want to represent.

— Bria Vinaite

Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.

— John Lubbock

I really become the characters when I'm writing them. I'll become one or two of them more than others, I'm consistent that way.

— Quentin Tarantino

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