Claim Quote by Julia Davis

People don't usually compliment your character.

— Taylor Swift

I've always been drawn to playing characters that are a completely the opposite of myself.

— Alexandra Breckenridge

How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.

— Salma Hayek

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

Exposing characters and their shortcomings gives me great comfort. It's always great to write about someone more mixed up than yourself.

— Matthew Nable

Exposing characters and their shortcomings gives me great comfort. Its always great to write about someone more mixed up than yourself.

— Matthew Nable

Of course it's a lot easier for me if I think of myself as a character to say certain things; it gives me a…

— Moyra Davey

I write to be the characters that I am not.

— Joss Whedon

I assume most of the characters I play are exactly like me.

— Jack Nicholson

People are really much more respectful than they're made out to be and much more discerning about the fact that I'm not the character…

— David Duchovny

Sometimes my characters are not myself.

— Umberto Eco

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

— Gabourey Sidibe