Backgrounds Quote by Regina King

When I develop a character, I usually start by creating a backstory with whatever information I have access to.

— Daniella Alonso

I love making the backstory for myself. I think it's important. Every part I play, I work on the backstory. If it's fully written…

— Jeffrey DeMunn

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I never feel a huge need for backstory in my novels or films. Quick sketches are often enough. When you encounter people in life…

— Alex Garland

As a writer, you understand how hard it is to build up backstory for characters, so you can have impactful moments. You have to…

— Cory Barlog

I never liked the whole idea of [creating your own] background, if it's not pertinent, where the character lived as a child, and who…

— Maria Bello

I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of…

— Brady Corbet

I always do make a back story for myself, but I'm not sure how necessary it is. I just like to.

— Gena Rowlands

Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for…

— Sibel Kekilli

I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity.

— Dexter Fletcher

Detailing and backstories are so important; only they draw you into the life of a character.

— Richa Pallod

Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences…

— Lisa Kleypas