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Characters Quotes

I don’t think about the stories so much, as the characters themselves. They live on, and they are almost as real as I am Picture Quote #1

There’s something in psychology called the narrative paradigm, which essentially means that we think of our lives as stories in which we are the main characters Picture Quote #1

I love writing from enclosed spaces: you really learn about your characters when they have tight walls to push against Picture Quote #1

While writing, writers are living inside a character or characters, and when the book ekes into the world, writers are living inside the reader. That’s more than connecting Picture Quote #1

Every time I make a movie I have too many characters and too many locations Picture Quote #1

I get very invested in characters, it’s the only way I find that I can write a book and really make it work Picture Quote #1

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Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them Picture Quote #1

I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and responses to the world Picture Quote #1

I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway Picture Quote #1

I had lived in France before graduate school, but because of Spain, I had a lot of the characters go and spend a good bit of time in Spain Picture Quote #1

In general, I’m always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people Picture Quote #1

I think ultimately that’s why the audience will tune in longterm, for the characters and the relationships Picture Quote #1

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A first-person voice helps to ensure the uniformity and cohesiveness of the narrative; it gathers unto itself incidents and characters in its unstoppable progress toward the story’s end Picture Quote #1

I don’t know about ground rules; but I create the world that arrives with the characters or situation or voice in my head that instigates the piece, whatever form it may take Picture Quote #1

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 look at it from their point of view Picture Quote #1

I’m not that much of a researcher. I’m good at channeling characters, and I’m good at structure Picture Quote #1

I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to. And often seem to write about situations that are too big for the characters Picture Quote #1

That’s one of the best things about characters like Indiana Jones. I mean, he’s funny. He’s done really wicked things Picture Quote #1

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I knew I wanted to play around with genre-esque imagery, and the identity theft stuff came in the middle, when I was figuring out how the characters were connected to those images Picture Quote #1

I really want to try to explore the characters from angles you’ve never seen and keep them classic and iconic Picture Quote #1

In a show that has so many neurotic, broken beta characters, it’s always fun to bring in a character who’s really confident in themselves Picture Quote #1

The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now. I will be in it, if I’m the best man for the job, but it really is about creating characters and shows Picture Quote #1

I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don’t share my own background, but I commit to doing my best Picture Quote #1

I know, we can barely fit them in. That is a big challenge. Treating four lead characters equally, within a 30-minute format, is definitely challenging Picture Quote #1

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But people do the same thing with the Bible. They memorize all the fictional characters, the parameters and the rules of the game and think it’s important, but I can’t get excited about that myself Picture Quote #1

I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices Picture Quote #1

It was fun to create characters who had truth to them but were also made up so as not to completely offend Picture Quote #1

I love characters that are very layered and complex. It’s more exciting and different than any simple role- plus, I love a good challenge Picture Quote #1

I was the nerdy one. I always played those kind of characters until Mad Men Picture Quote #1

The endings for all my characters seem sufficiently human and messy for me to feel comfortable with them. In some ways they have only moved an inch, but sometimes an inch is a great distance Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think about the stories so much, as the characters themselves. They live on, and they are almost as real as I am (Characters Quotes) There’s something in psychology called the narrative paradigm, which essentially means that we think of our lives as stories in which we are the main characters (Characters Quotes) I love writing from enclosed spaces: you really learn about your characters when they have tight walls to push against (Characters Quotes) While writing, writers are living inside a character or characters, and when the book ekes into the world, writers are living inside the reader. That’s more than connecting (Characters Quotes) Every time I make a movie I have too many characters and too many locations (Characters Quotes) I get very invested in characters, it’s the only way I find that I can write a book and really make it work (Characters Quotes) Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them (Characters Quotes) I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and responses to the world (Characters Quotes) I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway (Characters Quotes) I had lived in France before graduate school, but because of Spain, I had a lot of the characters go and spend a good bit of time in Spain (Characters Quotes) In general, I’m always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people (Characters Quotes) I think ultimately that’s why the audience will tune in longterm, for the characters and the relationships (Characters Quotes) A first-person voice helps to ensure the uniformity and cohesiveness of the narrative; it gathers unto itself incidents and characters in its unstoppable progress toward the story’s end (Characters Quotes) I don’t know about ground rules; but I create the world that arrives with the characters or situation or voice in my head that instigates the piece, whatever form it may take (Characters Quotes) 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 look at it from their point of view (Characters Quotes) I’m not that much of a researcher. I’m good at channeling characters, and I’m good at structure (Characters Quotes) I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to. And often seem to write about situations that are too big for the characters (Characters Quotes) That’s one of the best things about characters like Indiana Jones. I mean, he’s funny. He’s done really wicked things (Characters Quotes) I knew I wanted to play around with genre-esque imagery, and the identity theft stuff came in the middle, when I was figuring out how the characters were connected to those images (Characters Quotes) I really want to try to explore the characters from angles you’ve never seen and keep them classic and iconic (Characters Quotes) In a show that has so many neurotic, broken beta characters, it’s always fun to bring in a character who’s really confident in themselves (Characters Quotes) The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now. I will be in it, if I’m the best man for the job, but it really is about creating characters and shows (Characters Quotes) I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don’t share my own background, but I commit to doing my best (Characters Quotes) I know, we can barely fit them in. That is a big challenge. Treating four lead characters equally, within a 30-minute format, is definitely challenging (Characters Quotes) But people do the same thing with the Bible. They memorize all the fictional characters, the parameters and the rules of the game and think it’s important, but I can’t get excited about that myself (Characters Quotes) I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices (Characters Quotes) It was fun to create characters who had truth to them but were also made up so as not to completely offend (Characters Quotes) I love characters that are very layered and complex. It’s more exciting and different than any simple role- plus, I love a good challenge (Characters Quotes) I was the nerdy one. I always played those kind of characters until Mad Men (Characters Quotes) The endings for all my characters seem sufficiently human and messy for me to feel comfortable with them. In some ways they have only moved an inch, but sometimes an inch is a great distance (Characters Quotes)

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