Aspect Quote by Jonathan Ames

It's always hard for a writer to make herself into a character; I had to figure out what my defining characteristics were, and that's…

— Jesmyn Ward

I would never want to write a character who was not thoroughly herself or himself. She's a very specific creature in my mind, and…

— Lynne Tillman

I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

— Aziz Ansari

I don't teach literature from my perspective as 'Joyce Carol Oates.' I try to teach fiction from the perspective of each writer. If I'm…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

I have done versatile characters from the beginning of my career.

— Sanjeeda Sheikh

The part of my life where my character was defined was at work because of the decisions I make and the things I do,…

— Jed Mercurio

I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people…

— Maeve Binchy

I'm pulling out different aspects of my personality in writing each character and, if I'm doing my job well, I'm being true to the…

— Bill Watterson

I just loved the idea of writing for different personalities all the time.

— David Droga

I write what I can. I think being able to write like Michael Connelly and have a character that goes from novel to novel,…

— Henry Rollins

I've tried most of my career to transform myself towards characters.

— Charlize Theron