Careful Quote by Patrick Stewart

I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.

— Bjorn Borg

Confusing the author and the character seems to be a popular and rather unsophisticated reaction to books.

— Mark Lawrence

He invented this idea of telling the life story of a great writer through becoming his characters and becoming him. It was such a…

— Simon Callow

I always look for interesting, complex characters. You know, interesting, well-written material.

— Sam Underwood

As time passed and he grew to know people better, he began to think of himself as an extraordinary man, one set apart from…

— Sherwood Anderson

He was someone whom everyone admired and liked but whom nobody knew. He was like a book that you could feel good holding, that…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“He read with intensity and was passionately in love with every character, every turn of plot or twist of language. He made the characters…

— Sarah Ockler

In the past, I was always drawn to really quirky, idiosyncratic characters.

— Miranda Otto

He who recites dramatic works makes discoveries about his own character.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Novelty. Security. Novelty wouldn't be a bad title. It had the grandness of abstraction, alerting the reader that large and thoughtful things were to…

— John Crowley

To a large extent, people's interest in the character is the mystery of the character.

— Michael Emerson

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are…

— Lauren Myracle