Character Quote by Joe Madureira

I do like characters that have flaws, some sort of pathos to them that they are trying to sort out.

— Nicolas Cage

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

— Nicholas Sparks

I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their…

— David O. Russell

I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their…

— Emily Giffin

I think even the characters that are fundamentally evil and wrong, I want people to really love them. I think that's important to writing…

— Mark Russell

I find more of an authenticity in people who are a little strange - so I really like characters who are just the tiniest…

— Missi Pyle

The ones I love most are the people who the flaws show. I like doing characters that we see the total person. If people…

— Alfre Woodard

I love characters that are awkward and flawed, I think we're all kind of like that no matter how together we tend to be.

— Erin Daniels

I love characters that are going through turmoil. To be honest, I love characters with conflict. I love characters who are really going through…

— Aaron Paul

Everybody has their favorite character.That's the only way I pick, whatever is going on in society, whatever I think folks will laugh at that's…

— Jeff Dunham

Readers embrace all kinds of characters as long as they are written with emotional truth.

— David Levithan

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with…

— Sophie Kinsella