Amount Quote by Stephen King

I think a lot of the criticism had to do with disliking the characters - which, again, I take as something of a compliment.

— Adrian Tomine

I don't like words coming out of a character's mouth that I adore because not only is he a little bit duplicitous but he's…

— Robert Downey, Jr

If I claim I'm the opposite of my characters, then it'll just sound awful. But I tend to write the sort of things I'd…

— Julia Davis

In particular, people have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced to me making vicious…

— Todd Solondz

You have to accept the criticism but you also have to consider how much of what is said and written is actually true.

— Javier Zanetti

Particularly as a writer, it is my job to ignore social critics, or the response that social critics might have when it comes to…

— Quentin Tarantino

It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.

— John Wooden

People don't usually compliment your character.

— Taylor Swift

I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.

— Steve Earle

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth…

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

You can't dictate if a character's going to come off as sympathetic to an audience. I just tried to play it as honest as…

— Donnie Wahlberg

I don't judge my characters, and that's my job not to judge them. It's my job to treat them with respect and to just…

— Quentin Tarantino