Character Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

I don't like characters who are either good or bad. I just don't experience that in life, so my writing hasn't evolved that way.

— Marti Noxon

When you create a character, you create it for yourself - you do whatever you want. It's your job to explore it in as…

— Janet McTeer

I don't think anyone can do any character that doesn't have at least some ounce of themselves in it. You are who you are,…

— Thomas Middleditch

Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know…

— Cassandra Clare

What I do in the writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart and skin of a human being…

— Eudora Welty

I try to write characters that are as real, emotionally and psychologically, as I can make them; I feel the same way about setting.…

— Lauren Oliver

“If you can’t be of good character, write a good character.”

— Rosen Trevithick

Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as good—they are the heroes of their own lives.…

— Stephen King

People have certain expectations from me, and I want to do different characters.

— Disha Patani

I'm glad I get to do characters. It's just like a Polaroid shot of whoever the person is, and to me, anyway, that's kind…

— Fred Armisen

Good character is more important than wealth, good looks, popularity and even education. These things do not guarantee happiness and often they become obstacles…

— Michael Josephson

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