Character Quote by Naomi Novik

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

— Louis Sachar

I personally never felt like I connected to a lot of characters, especially female characters, that were written the way they were written; these…

— Katy O'Brian

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

Some people see me as dissecting my characters in some kind of heartless, coldblooded, analytical way, when in truth making these movies is a…

— Todd Solondz

I just didn't want to get bored playing a character, and that's kind of the benefit of doing films; you've lived with a character…

— Jeffrey Dean Morgan

I've felt like I had to fight for fully realized characters with complexities or even start writing or producing myself.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.

— Anne Tyler

I enjoy being characters rather than myself.

— Kristen Wiig

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

— Meg Cabot

If you write fiction, you have to love your characters. It's like your family. You don't have to like them, but you have to…

— Douglas Coupland

When you realize the writers start writing to who you are, you're basically reading reviews of yourself. And then it becomes this cyclical nightmare…

— Ben Feldman

I'm such a huge fan of fan fiction, to me it's a great way for readers to become writers. It's like putting the training…

— Hugh Howey