Able Quote by John K. Samson

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

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

— Louis Sachar

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

— Alison Tyler

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti

I try to have something in common with my protagonists, especially when I'm writing in the first person.

— Emily Giffin

If you're writing on your own, each character is just you. It's just you.

— Gabourey Sidibe

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

The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right, you can…

— Peter Gould

Sometimes I wonder if I'm a character being written, or if I'm writing myself.

— Marilyn Manson

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say…

— Andrew Greeley

I find myself speaking through the other characters, putting ideas in their voices and heads. Writing almost becomes a splitting of myself into multiple…

— Danzy Senna

I try not to push characters too close to myself because they get harder to write, but as a writer, you try to find…

— Tom King