Character Quote by John Kricfalusi

I came up with a lot of characters when I was growing up that were just creative outlets, and then, at one point, I…

— Gus Dapperton

Inspiration strikes at very funny times.

— Gillian Jacobs

Like a lot of what happens in novels, inspiration is a sort of spontaneous combustion--the oily rags of the head and heart.

— Stanley Elkin

Inspiration is not the imagination that can be made, but it came with a sudden.

— Anonymous

I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.

— Robert Englund

The only true source of inspiration is to be an inspiration.

— Bill Phillips

I would say of characters I've created, the one I've felt the most connected to emotionally was Adam Austin from 'The Prophet.' I think…

— Michael Koryta

It was a sudden inspiration. But inspiration never came without a reason.

— Jo Nesbo

It isn't that inspiration doesn't exist, but it comes only with writing.

— John Braine

Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

— Keith Richards

Inspiration can show up almost any time, though I have yet to see anyone scratching out melodic ideas on a restaurant napkin as legend…

— William P. Perry

Inspiration starts somewhere.

— Bill Gates