Beginning Quote by Stephen Gaghan

It's really, always, the story and the characters that come first, and the other things are kind of dealt with in time or, in…

— Pete Docter

From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too…

— Deborah Cox

The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed.

— Plato

I think probably everybody works most on the beginning and the ending.

— William Monahan

The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that…

— Francine Rivers

Well, you know, I don't think anyone who writes a television series has a master plan from the beginning, and knows all the character…

— Charlie Day

Each character is a completely whole person with their problems and many sides to their personality. It's so rich with details as well, like…

— Alexis Bledel

For me, there's a bad year of getting started on something. You write bad stuff and it's awkward to throw it out, and you…

— Whit Stillman

The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.

— James N. Frey

Every ongoing character has to start somewhere.

— Mark Waid

When you can have a character that the audience likes from the beginning, but then you put them in a situation where they grow…

— John Lasseter

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