Believe Quote by Manuel Puig

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

I like looking at the characters. Seeing them always brings up some voice or attitude. I am much more visual, and that works so…

— Frank Welker

It's through the voice that I tend to figure out the character (and through dialogue that I come to understand other characters).

— Teddy Wayne

I look for characters that speak to something in me.

— Dorian Missick

Character and story are suggested by the voice in the words themselves.

— Jayne Anne Phillips

I think it's definitely beneficial for these characters to have good acting voices behind them and it affects the characters in a way that…

— Tara Strong

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them.

— Charles de Lint

It's your job to come up with compelling characters who speak to an individual authenticity. If I'm not interested in the characters, I can't…

— Nic Pizzolatto

Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to it until…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

I always talk about my characters like they're real people.

— Dakota Fanning

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

— Rachelle Lefevre

As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for this author's voice…

— Barbara Rosenblat