Backstory Quote by Karen Sandler

I try to construct some kind of backstory for my character so that I have an idea of the life of that character -…

— Carol Kane

When I develop a character, I usually start by creating a backstory with whatever information I have access to.

— Daniella Alonso

I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in…

— Regina King

The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.

— Stephen King

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I always love stories that do a big time leap where the past informs the present, where you find out what became of some…

— Ruth Jones

I never feel a huge need for backstory in my novels or films. Quick sketches are often enough. When you encounter people in life…

— Alex Garland

You wanna do a lot of backstory for your character - as an actor, you wanna research that. But on the show, it's fun…

— Alison Brie

I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of…

— Brady Corbet

I'm not famous for my back story investigations; I'm lucky that I work with good writers and it's usually in the script.

— Bill Nighy

As a writer, you understand how hard it is to build up backstory for characters, so you can have impactful moments. You have to…

— Cory Barlog

Everyone has a story; everyone hides his past as a means of self-preservation. Some just do it better, and more thoroughly, than others.

— Jodi Picoult