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You can't really claim too much ownership of your character. They really do belong to the writers, and in many ways, you're just their…

— Johnny Galecki

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

— Nicholas Sparks

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

Every person has contributed to me as a human, but a lot of the characters I do are ones I created.

— Tracy Morgan

The advantage of being the creator of the character is I know them better than anybody, I like to think. But the reality one…

— Chris Claremont

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 think you always need to be able to relate to your characters, but that doesn't necessarily mean...you have to understand why they do…

— Natalie Portman

My characters are based on people I know, but not in a direct way.

— MacKenzie Scott

I try to choose characters that don't remind the audience of my previous roles. I make a conscious effort for that.

— Fahadh Faasil

Unlike life, you've got more or less complete control over what's going on in your stories. That's not to say you can make characters…

— Paul Kane

When you are developing a character you have to bring so much of yourself to the role.

— Lori Loughlin

Very few of my characters are based on people I've known. It is too constricting.

— Julian Barnes