Character Quote by Tom Johnson

“Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people…

— Anne Lamott

I think situations are more important than plot and character.

— Harry Mathews

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers…

— Jeffery Deaver

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I always start with characters rather than with a plot, which many critics would say is very obvious from the lack of plot in…

— Jim Jarmusch

I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.

— David Levithan

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

When I'm writing a script, I don't worry about plot as much as I do about people. I get to know the main characters…

— Mel Brooks

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when…

— Judy Blume

Stories are important, but I'm really into characters, and if you can give birth to a good one, that's true success.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are…

— Lauren Myracle

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