Character Quote by Richard Linklater

Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it...

— Erica Jong

I detest the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I'll tell…

— Stirling Silliphant

Life is not a plot; it's in the details.

— Jodi Picoult

I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.

— David Levithan

Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when…

— Taylor Sheridan

I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.

— Steven Soderbergh

I always start with characters rather than with a plot, which many critics would say is very obvious from the lack of plot in…

— Jim Jarmusch

Life has no plot, why must films or fiction?

— Jim Jarmusch

“Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people…

— Anne Lamott

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write it from…

— Anonymous