Boy Quote by Matthew McConaughey

I'm an actor, and I want to play flawed characters, and I'm a writer that wants to write flawed characters, trying to let something…

— Brett Gelman

All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure.…

— J. Michael Straczynski

If the story is insensitive to a person and is not nuanced enough, that's a story I don't want to be a part of.…

— Rasika Dugal

Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story.

— Ethan Canin

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters.

— James Dashner

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

I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their…

— Emily Giffin

I don't like characters who are either good or bad. I just don't experience that in life, so my writing hasn't evolved that way.

— Marti Noxon

Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.

— Meg Cabot

If you have a great characters, you can always have your character do nothing or do something stupid, and people will still follow them,…

— Drew Magary

I want to play good characters, not glamorous ones.

— Poonam Dhillon