Dark Quote by Lisa Hanawalt

I do like characters that have flaws, some sort of pathos to them that they are trying to sort out.

— Nicolas Cage

I'm drawn to dark characters, and to things that are really weighty.

— Tony Vincent

I think even the characters that are fundamentally evil and wrong, I want people to really love them. I think that's important to writing…

— Mark Russell

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

— Nicholas Sparks

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

— Penelope Wilton

I think the darker aspect of my fiction-or anybody's fiction-is by its very nature somehow easier to talk about.

— Richard Russo

I've always been drawn to dark, disturbing characters.

— Chad Lindberg

Some of my characters are drawn from people I know whereas others are an amalgamation of people or one specific person. Sometimes a character…

— Zoya Akhtar

I think that I've always been attracted to characters who are positive and come from a very innocent place. I think there's a lot…

— Amy Adams

For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life.

— Lauren Lapkus

I love characters that are going through turmoil. To be honest, I love characters with conflict. I love characters who are really going through…

— Aaron Paul

I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and…

— Emily Giffin