Character Quote by Lydia Davis

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward.

— Sara Zarr

You want to tell a great story. You want these characters to become part of people's lives. And then, hopefully, that generates discussion.

— Todd Lieberman

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

— George Lucas

But, as an actress, you don't want to run into these scenes, willy-nilly. The couple that I did do were important for the character…

— Tamsin Egerton

All storytelling is kind of that - there's a bit of text that you put pressure on that spits out some desire that a…

— George Saunders

I used to say I wasn't interested in writing about characters.

— Emma Healey

It's nice to create a character, not just within two scenes, but within the journey of a whole movie. It's fun to do that.

— Oscar Isaac

I just kind of like to feel myself into stuff by writing scenes and seeing what characters end up saying.

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge

I'm not interested in story lines or trash-talk.

— Jimi Manuwa

I'm much more interested in allowing a story to happen, and people find whatever meaning is in there.

— Colum McCann