Character Quote by Kevin Bacon

It always takes awhile to find out who the characters are.

— Rene Auberjonois

There's me in every character I put on the pages.

— Jacqueline Woodson

With any character, I try to focus more on who the character is and how they got to be who they are.

— Rachelle Lefevre

Every writer knows a lot more about their characters and story than actually makes it onto the page.

— Robin Hobb

It's really an organic sort of process. You start off with the character on the page. You fall in love with that character and…

— Ioan Gruffudd

Before I ever begin writing a new story, I have to sketch my characters out on paper. It's part of my process of understanding…

— Marie Lu

It's so difficult, particularly with an antisocial character. It's much easier if he's already a blank page, but once you've written on him, it's…

— Donald E. Westlake

I don't have to do anything. The character is shaped on the page.

— Morgan Freeman

The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page. Often they…

— Rachel Joyce

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations…

— Greta Gerwig

For the last six weeks I have found myself pestered by some characters in search of an author.

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

You have to figure out what's important and keep the main points, though I will swing a little outside the box. It affords me…

— Dawn Olivieri