Character Quote by Joan Allen

I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want to do…

— Alden Ehrenreich

The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being.

— Christopher Reeve

The interesting thing about fiction from a writer's standpoint is that the characters come to life within you. And yet who are they and…

— Whitley Strieber

It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate…

— Louise Jameson

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.

— David Lean

To a large extent, people's interest in the character is the mystery of the character.

— Michael Emerson

Every writer knows a lot more about their characters and story than actually makes it onto the page.

— Robin Hobb

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has…

— Candace Camp

It is very grand and sumptuous and awesome to look at but it was really about the characters for me.

— Emmy Rossum

I think that the most important thing for me is, how is the character that I would be reading for? Is it interesting? Is…

— Julia Garner

If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out…

— Miranda Otto

Most good fiction also has a character the writer seems to know more deeply than anyone can actually be known in life, but a…

— Nell Freudenberger