Character Quote by Lynn Nottage

I just have to focus on staying truthful to my characters and depict their reality as authentically as I can.

— Arjun Mathur

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

I think one of the things you have to learn if you're going to create believable characters is never to make generalizations about groups…

— Mark Haddon

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth…

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I really, deeply believe in the primacy of character. I believe that my job as a writer is to put a believable human being…

— Ayana Mathis

Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your…

— Edward James Olmos

I always want the audience to identify with my character in some way. I mean, sometimes you'll get characters that aren't very identifiable. Sometimes…

— Liana Liberato

To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.

— Wilbur Smith

All a writer's characters are imaginary, no matter whether they are based on real people or not. They are people as one imagines them…

— Allan Massie

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'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'm such a firm believer that everyone should see themselves in a character, and everyone should feel represented.

— Kiernan Shipka