Character Quote by Scott Walker

If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets…

— Caroline B. Cooney

There are some people who believe that these are not real stories with real people, but they actually are.

— Samantha Bee

The difficulty with telling stories about real people is you have to find a way of mixing yourself into the matter.

— Olivier Dahan

“There's an enormous difference between being a story writer and being a regular person. As a person, it's your duty to stay on a…

— Rick Bass

When you are doing a real life story, it requires a lot of sensitivity, a lot of responsibility.

— Shefali Shah

Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is how a…

— Tahir Shah

It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.

— Christian McKay

If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.

— Terry Pratchett

In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too…

— Jessica Cutler

It's my opinion that if you're trying to tell a realistic story that centers around realistic characters, you can't help but touch on important…

— Patrick Rothfuss

You get a lot of narrative energy from people who make really big mistakes, who act against their best interests, who do things that…

— Kelly Link

It's a challenge to express real life in dramatic terms. In an entirely "made-up" story, you are sometimes overwhelmed by the infinite possibilities.

— Daniel Clowes