Character Quote by Paul Auster

When I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can read that sincerity about the characters.…

— Stephenie Meyer

I treat all my characters as if they were real, and I am scrupulous about the details of their lives.

— Kathryn Lasky

A lot of writers do think of their characters as living beings. I know that's the way people think. That's why I try to…

— Dennis Cooper

All I can guess is that when I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can…

— Stephenie Meyer

I believe in storytelling, not story-selling. I want people to believe the characters are real. So I'm a realist.

— Morgan Spurlock

While I find inspiration in real life, the actual stories are, thankfully, works of fiction - which, given the considerable turmoil in my character's…

— Nicholas Sparks

I have realised just how important it is to readers to feel that fictional stories are based on reality.

— Nicole Krauss

The movies I make tend not to be quite reality but the characters are inspired by real people and they're always very personal.

— Wes Anderson

I'm not saying I talk to cartoon characters all the time, but the characters are very real to me. In a very non-insane way.

— Paul Dini

One of the things that makes characters real is details. Life offers a lot of details. You just have to choose and use them…

— Nick Earls

I'm not in the business of meddling with people's destinies - and yes, my characters are real people to me. They have histories and…

— Jonathan Evison

All a writer's characters are imaginary, no matter whether they are based on real people or not. They are people as one imagines them…

— Allan Massie