Audience Quote by William H. Macy

The best characters are always wretchedly flawed

— Danai Gurira

It seems to me that most characters, in anything, are flawed in some way, just like most people. You look for the good in…

— Aidan Gillen

I think the most appealing characters for the audience are the ones that you never know whether to root for them or whether to…

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their…

— Emily Giffin

I think, sometimes, actors having a holistic view of what they're in can be overrated. Especially when you're playing somebody as narcissistic and self-involved…

— Corey Stoll

I'm attracted to the underrated characters.

— Tim Crouch

There are lots of great characters in fiction who viewers and readers have engaged with that behave badly. Great characters can be unfaithful. They…

— Jesse Armstrong

I tend to root for characters who have a lot of negative qualities, but what's driving them forward is their passion. They're on a…

— Laurie Metcalf

When I'm writing the book I'm laughing at just how overblown the characters seemed. How full of himself he seems. But I didn't get…

— Jhonen Vasquez

I definitely gravitate toward characters that have a lot of integrity and it's so important to be to be working on shows that tell…

— Mikey Madison

I think flawed characters are important, because no one is perfect.

— Anna Todd

People who act against their own best interests are interesting characters.

— Paul Schrader