Am Quote by Peter Morgan

I was pretty much consumed by this character. Even when I was off, I was continually searching to find something else new about [Idi]…

— Forest Whitaker

I submerged myself in all the information that I could find about Idi Amin. I mean, before I left Los Angeles, I was studying…

— Forest Whitaker

I think many people have contradictions to them and I love characters that deal with those contradictions.

— Giancarlo Esposito

One of the things I constantly think about as a writer is the way in which people are full of contradictions - there's all…

— Justin Cronin

Kane and Abel' is the best popular fiction of all time. As a kid, I wanted to be prime minister when I read 'First…

— Louise Mensch

I read The Conspiracy Against the Human Race and found it incredibly powerful writing. For me as a reader, it was less impactful as…

— Nic Pizzolatto

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise…

— Elia Kazan

Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes.

— Muriel Spark

I love the novelist's freedom of going into different people's subjectivity and being able to work with them as characters.

— Elif Batuman

I'm definitely interested in exploring human contradictions. Contradictions are what make us human - it's what defines us as human beings. Contradictions are what…

— Edgar Ramirez

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

— Bjorn Borg

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.

— Tony Kushner