Character Quote by Terry McMillan

I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.

— Steven Soderbergh

I write largely plot-driven stories.

— Ravi Subramanian

Character is always my driving force. And to tell a good story and to provide an entertaining read.

— Monica Ali

I'm driven by telling stories, I love telling stories.

— Phil Keoghan

Short story characters, mine anyway, are usually driven by impulse, not so much by their histories and the choices that they have to make.

— Charles Baxter

I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.

— Stephen King

What drives me is character driven material.

— Y'lan Noel

Plot is very important to me, but I think my stories are stronger in character development.

— Tom Johnson

All my stories are mainly slice-of-life and rooted to real issues and situations that I have experienced myself.

— Shoojit Sircar

I've never been able to write narrative as a character, really. Jenny Lewis, I love her stuff, I love that she can weave these…

— Lauren Mayberry

In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.

— Emily Giffin

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

— David McCullough