Great Quote by Miranda Otto

If you can write and create original characters, do your own show, develop your own material, it gives you more power than just waiting…

— Molly Shannon

When they do bring on new people, it's good for the show. It's like getting a new toy. The writers enjoy it because it's…

— Mark-Paul Gosselaar

At the end of the day, it's really, really difficult to make a brand-new show, to write a pilot where you have to introduce…

— Missy Peregrym

As a writer, it's fun to create. And once you get into a long-running show with very established characters and a very established tone…

— Alan Ball

Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.

— George Meyer

I love creating new characters that are whatever they are.

— Megan Mullally

Anytime you approach a new season of any show it's fun because you have a newfound history with these characters.

— Aidan Gallagher

I really enjoy working in genre series, because you really have to create the characters.

— J. August Richards

My main worry is that after a certain point you become so identified with a character and a series that you might not be…

— Martin Milner

I always felt like I was kind of faking it. I wasn't sure how to create a character. I wasn't sure how to carry…

— Fala Chen

Traditionally, there's been a desire to make shows relatable so the maximum number of people would think of those characters as being recognizably like…

— Roy Price

Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then just sort…

— Chelsea Cain