Detail Quote by Patrick deWitt

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out…

— Katie Cassidy

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go…

— Julie Kagawa

I always begin with a character or characters, and then try to think up as much action for them as possible.

— John Irving

For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.

— Maika Monroe

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this.

— James Ellroy

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations…

— Greta Gerwig

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them.

— Charles de Lint

Anytime you take on a character... you just have to find the parts of the character that you can understand.

— Chris Pine

I've dropped myself into straightforward character pieces in order to explore that form and reap its values. But you are sort of restricted visually…

— Brian De Palma

With any character, I try to focus more on who the character is and how they got to be who they are.

— Rachelle Lefevre

You have to find something you relate to in every character.

— Aya Cash

With any project, but especially in television, I always try to look at where the character is starting from and where he's going to…

— Noah Wyle