Character Quote by Richa Pallod

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

— Billy Bob Thornton

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 feel a huge need for backstory in my novels or films. Quick sketches are often enough. When you encounter people in life…

— Alex Garland

I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in…

— Regina King

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've managed to include only enough historical detail to give the "flavor" of the time period while keeping the characters and story focal.

— Julie Klassen

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

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

— Daniella Alonso

Though every film teaches me at least three new things, I don't subscribe to doing homework about a character's backstory unless it's a historical…

— Ranvir Shorey

Everything characters say or do is a clue to their personalities, their histories, and the forces that motivate them.

— William G. Tapply

I'm very detail oriented. I think that's why people enjoy my memoirs - because I tend to remember everything.

— Jen Lancaster

Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there.

— Patrick deWitt