Art Quote by Sheldon Siegel

David Corbett's The Art of Character offers a deep inquiry into the creation of character for the novice writer, with valuable nuggets of wisdom…

— Jacqueline Winspear

That is what I seek, to essay interesting and challenging characters, which develop me as an actor and at a personal level to work…

— Anupriya Goenka

“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author, you have…

— Mischa Temaul

“To write an excellent novel, make the outcome of the story matter to the reader through the evolving relationships between well-designed characters.”

— Martin Sandforth

An author's characters do what he wants them to do.

— W. E. B. Griffin

“Good characters in fiction are the very devil. Not only because most authors have too little material to make them of, but because we…

— C.S. Lewis

If you get the characters right you've done sometimes nearly half the work. I sometimes find I get the characters right then the characters…

— Terry Pratchett

“Maligned –powerfully-drawn characters acting out a disturbing view of our future.” -David Compton, New York Times Best-Selling author”

— Kathleen Papajohn

When you have a book as material as it is, it's a lot easier to create a character because you have so many resources…

— Asa Butterfield

My role as an artist helps me tremendously in breaking down each story. Pacing, layout, movement - having drawn a few thousand pages, I…

— Rob Liefeld

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has…

— Candace Camp

As far as characters in fiction that I really admire - it's pretty strong to say you would wish that you had created another…

— Michael Connelly