Character Quote by Ottessa Moshfegh

You know, I don't talk about the characters that I play. Years ago, I was a little timid about it and I kind of…

— Christoph Waltz

Sometimes my characters are not myself.

— Umberto Eco

I bring so much of myself to each character that there's always a worrying point when I think: 'Oh no, I'm really that person.'

— Michelle Gomez

A lot of my characters are people who are, in essence, lying to themselves. They present one thing, when in reality they're another thing.…

— Kyle Mooney

Some people tell me they would be afraid of my characters, but I tell those people [that] they meet these characters all the time.…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it.…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

My characters are usually composites. I wish I could pretend that I make up all of these characters, but no. I steal from people.…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

They [my characters]speak to me all the time! In fact some of them never shut up!

— Michael Scott

My characters are always utterly sympathetic to me.

— Donal Logue

I never judge the characters I'm asked to play, and I don't need to feel that they are a part of me.

— Kim Bodnia

People don't usually compliment your character.

— Taylor Swift

I don't judge my characters, and that's my job not to judge them. It's my job to treat them with respect and to just…

— Quentin Tarantino