Character Quote by Sergio Leone

I don't enter into particulars with [Ennio Morricone]. I give him the feeling and the suggestions of the characters.

— Sergio Leone

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my…

— Siegfried Lenz

I try to construct each of my novels around one central theme - core tensions shared by the characters.

— Chris Pavone

Pick a theme for your material, and stick to it for the entirety of the piece. The repetition of certain key phrases, however irritating…

— Ivo Graham

I think the only thing that we know how to do is look at our characters and ask what is the character doing right…

— Dylan Clark

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I'm making up a whole character and finding something for that character…

— Grimes

I carry themes in my mind for years before I will try to compose them. I've got themes that will last me now 'til…

— R. B. Kitaj

I'm not sure if a writer should talk about themes. Themes arrive out of the deeper structure and concerns, but to me, the main…

— David Means

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

— Armando Iannucci

You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on.

— Mick Jagger

You need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep [your] character interesting.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar