Character Quote by Nicole Holofcener Download Open image “What's the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human.” — Nicole Holofcener ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Female Female character Female characters Great female Humans Tricks Writing
People often tell me, "You write such great women." I don't think about it, I just write characters as rigorously and as truthfully as… — Donald Margulies Copy Share Image
I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
As a writer, as much as I try, I can't stop writing female characters. They have so much more to offer; they have to… — Tate Taylor Copy Share Image
I do not think that when I write a female character, I intend to reflect my thoughts on gender equality, but I always make… — Sriram Raghavan Copy Share Image
I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
I always do a lot of work around characters to make them real people because, oftentimes, they really are a sliver of a person.… — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story… — Joan D. Vinge Copy Share Image
I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls. — L. J. Smith Copy Share Image
I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. I actually tend to suspect… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
My idea is to write a story where every character is well etched out, irrespective of their gender. Because they all are human beings… — Sriram Raghavan Copy Share Image
I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. — William Gibson Copy Share Image
I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be. — Elizabeth Hand Copy Share Image
I want the look of a movie to be secondary. I really want people to be engaged in the story and the characters and… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
My grandma has said many of the things her character says. But she was much nicer! I made her meaner for dramatic purposes. — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I wrote lots of scripts that never got made and they were terrible. I thought they were good at the time. You can't write… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
When I hear that a project takes place out of town, the material better be terrific, and it has to come at the right… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm not crazy about having my picture taken. I'd rather talk my head off. — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes, romantic comedies have to be really broad, and that the plot of people falling in and out of love or… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm still shooting on low budgets, though none of my movies has lost money, and I rarely get sent anything that stars a guy… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I think I'm a good writer. I think I have my own voice, which is unique to everyone - everyone has their own voice;… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself in a political way, though I am definitely a feminist. — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
The pieces of "Please Give" just did fit together. I'm very comfortable with the ensemble. I thought this was just going to be a… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
