Character Quote by Peter Orner

I happen to live in reality. The name of my city is Literalville. And it makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

— Rush Limbaugh

I always try to address where I am. I'll talk to the people and try to find out what it is about that particular…

— Dylan Moran

The places where I have the nameless character in 'My Name Is Legion' meet his boss are real places I've been to. That works…

— Roger Zelazny

I once found myself in Paris, Texas, possibly the most curious juxtaposition of place names in America.

— Neil Macdonald

Usually when I'm trying to establish character, I try and find out where they live.

— Denise Mina

Of course I'd sometimes have characters from downstate living upstate, but it took a while for me to start writing about where I grew…

— Tom Barbash

I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the…

— Tayari Jones

If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity.

— Sara Shepard

I've often written about places that are totally different from anything I know. Sometimes they turn out better.

— Randy Newman

There are only a few places that I go where people recognize me anyway. I have to be at the right place, in the…

— Davey Havok

There is always going to something very grounded about the characters I play, because of my Chicago roots, because the city is so grounded.…

— Jake M. Johnson

I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is…

— Ana Castillo