Character Quote by Paul Auster

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

— Charles de Lint

I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

— Aziz Ansari

I identify in some measure with each of my characters.

— Amitava Kumar

I relate to those characters - and any character I play - in as much as I put myself in their positions and feel…

— Nathan Fillion

I'm about my characters.

— Abel Ferrara

Before I ever begin writing a new story, I have to sketch my characters out on paper. It's part of my process of understanding…

— Marie Lu

It's just wonderful to be able to write about what my characters are thinking.

— Ruth Jones

I make up the characters in my books, but of course my consciousness is filled with every child I've ever known, including my two…

— Lois Lowry

I care very much about all of my characters, recurring or not. I try to imagine something about that person beyond his or her…

— Jason Lutes

I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people…

— Maeve Binchy

I like all my characters in one way or another, or at least I understand them.

— Julie Kagawa

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg