Inner Quote by Sam Levinson

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out…

— Katie Cassidy

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them.

— Charles de Lint

I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.

— Paula Patton

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go…

— Julie Kagawa

Before I start, I trick myself into thinking I know what's going to happen in the story, but the characters have ideas of their…

— Neal Shusterman

When we approach characters, we don't have their full story in mind right off the bat. Through the writing process we raise questions about…

— Anna Boden

I approach everything from the same perspective which is character and story, which then influence the musical style.

— Bear McCreary

I usually focus on the whole group of characters in any given work-in-progress, and as a result they become particularly dear to me as…

— Vera Nazarian

I always begin with a character or characters, and then try to think up as much action for them as possible.

— John Irving

The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that…

— Joshua Leonard

I try not to articulate ideas in the film once I've arrived on the plot and the characters. I believe that if I focus…

— Ira Sachs

I just focus on getting the first scene right, with a few lines about the overall plot, and then the book grows organically.

— Alexander McCall Smith