Character Quote by Michael Ondaatje

All the things that live within you find their place, in character and story, once you tap into that other space that is the…

— Francesca Gregorini

The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that…

— Francine Rivers

With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.

— Olivia Munn

Writers are looking for a story. Using your own life as the basis for a story gives it an association with reality that's a…

— Melvyn Bragg

There are certainly times when my own everyday life seems to retreat so the life of the story can take me over. That is…

— Margaret Mahy

My whole life I've tried to find the thing I can do that other people can't do, and invest in that, and the one…

— David Berman

I always have to start with a character that I can really hook into, and then build from there. I have writer friends who…

— Katie Wech

You have to suspend thinking in narratives. The moment you are conscious of yourself the gap opens up. And in this gap, stories are…

— Aleksandar Hemon

I think once everything is in place, once you've kind of wrapped your head around the story and the character, it's very liberating and…

— Michiel Huisman

I look for characters that interest me, and a story that keeps me involved and makes me want to know what happens next.

— Curtis Hanson

You've gotta separate yourself from the character. It's hard... so it can make its way into your everyday life.

— Evan Peters