Character Quote by Jonathan Jackson

There are lots of unlikable characters in literature. It doesn't mean they're not fascinating.

— Lynne Tillman

You know that's why people don't like unlikeable characters. It's not that they're not interesting. Everybody knows the most interesting character in a book…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado…

— Emily Blunt

Some of the most interesting characters in literature and in movies and TV have been ones that you can't quite figure out all the…

— Michael McKean

On the surface, it's really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most interesting parts are disappointingly shallow. It's your…

— Jessica Brown Findlay

People who act against their own best interests are interesting characters.

— Paul Schrader

To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.

— J. J. Abrams

For me, portraying a character is not about liking or disliking it; it's about meeting a challenge that's thrown at you.

— Manoj Bajpayee

When you approach it, and I hate sounding like the pretentious actor, but yeah, I think you have to find things within the character…

— Steve Carell

I think you can say so much about a character in lots of subtle ways.

— Lynne Ramsay

For me the most interesting characters are outwardly static, but inwardly charged by an overriding passion.

— Andrei Tarkovsky

To a large extent, people's interest in the character is the mystery of the character.

— Michael Emerson