Blood Quote by Stephanie Zacharek

I think a lot of drama, nowadays, is character-based and development-based, but 'True Blood' is very plot-oriented.

— Deborah Ann Woll

You have to think about good storytelling and characters first. Then hopefully, the rest of that stuff will follow, some more than others. But…

— Pete Docter

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels…

— David Brin

I was nervous when I first started True Blood because if you do a play or a movie, you know the complete arc of…

— Alexander Skarsgard

I think it's fun to play with worlds that you can add a lot of your own imagination to. With 'True Blood,' you're not…

— Deborah Ann Woll

At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a beginning, middle,…

— Julia Bacha

It's got a lot more room for nuance and an assumption that people have started from the beginning. 'Bloodline' ends up being like a…

— Ben Mendelsohn

We think we've got great stories and characters that will lend themselves to great standalone experiences, and that's the way we're focusing on it.

— Diane Nelson

I think main storylines are what always intrigued me, with those that were the relationships between the characters against whatever backdrop, whether it was…

— John Noble

I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the…

— David Maraniss

Character, to me, is the life's blood of fiction

— Donna Tartt