Attempting Quote by John Irving

I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable.

— Eric Bana

The illusion of control has to be there, but mostly I'm following characters and the consequences of their own decisions, because a lot of…

— Bob Shacochis

“Silar's problem is something I, as an author, am constantly faced with. I have to predict the actions of my characters as they enter…

— H.O. Charles

“Stop trying to control the uncontrollable.”

— Frank Sonnenberg

In a way, I don't create anything; I just open myself to the character, and the character takes over. Of course, I'm aware of…

— Marion Cotillard

“The only way to control chaos and complexity is to give up some of that control”

— Gyan Nagpal

A lot of times in life, it's personal choices that you're making, actively, and then there's a myriad of forces and circumstances that are…

— Hasan Minhaj

There are some things I can't control, & that's just the way it is.

— Susane Colasanti

Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who can control me is me, and even that's barely possible.

— John Lennon

I always say I write my own novels and the characters don't take control of me, but in fact, I look at the characters…

— A. S. Byatt

Chaos without any fear on cannot control

— Mak_786

Most of us fail to appreciate the extent to which our behavior is under situational control, because we prefer to believe that is all…

— Philip Zimbardo