Character Quote by Lena Dunham

A character to me can't be contrived. I don't like to contrive characters. They have to have an element of truth.

— Jack Kirby

Whichever character I'm using and wherever I am in my mind dictates what kind of story I'm going to tell.

— Anonymous

Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very…

— Richard Armitage

With writing fiction, I'm either not courageous enough or just not suited for telling truths in a more conventional way. As an actor, I…

— Ray McKinnon

“Things that only a writer would understand—you’re writing a character—you tell that character who she or he is and they stop you and make…

— Lisa Marbly-Warir

“Sometimes you have to let others tell their story about you...even if most of it is fabricated. Your character will tell your side without…

— Sanjo Jendayi

When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting…

— Kareem Mortimer

To tell you the truth, I don't ever talk about characters as separate from myself.

— Billy Bob Thornton

You have to be willing to expose yourself, at least to yourself, to get to some kind of truth about a character.

— Ed Harris

The only rule I have in how I let characters tell stories is that they must always tell the reader their version of the…

— Sarah Pinborough

I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able…

— Shemar Moore

I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

— Jackie Collins