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Characters Quotes

If you think about ‘Person of Interest’ with Taraji P. Henson or ‘Scandal’ with Kerry Washington - any of those black women could have been any race; they just happen to be black. And those are the characters that I’m more attracted to. It’s not so much about separation of race, but really, more uniting us Picture Quote #1

I want to do my Blade Runner, which is like a future Berlin film, which is like a thriller, but it’s much deeper characters, I think Picture Quote #1

I think in many ways, I’m sort of a blank canvas, because in many ways, I’m just observing the world and the people around me and their characters and letting them kind of explode off me and to find out why they’re doing what they’re doing. But then every once in awhile, I get to take on a whole new character Picture Quote #1

I still get up every morning at 4 A.M. I write seven days a week, including Christmas. And I still face a blank page every morning, and my characters don’t really care how many books I’ve sold Picture Quote #1

The idea that man is a tabula rasa, or Mao’s sheet of blank paper upon which the most beautiful characters can be written, is an old one with disastrous implications. I do not think though that the cults you mention could survive honest thought about human nature Picture Quote #1

I was brought up on Dickens. I remember reading ‘Bleak House’ but, coming back to it, I didn’t remember much about it apart from a few characters Picture Quote #1

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With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, ‘Bleak House’ is, for many readers, Dickens’s greatest novel Picture Quote #1

Historical fiction is not history. You’re blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation Picture Quote #1

I like characters who have blind spots and are full of themselves, but there also needs to be vulnerability Picture Quote #1

I just want to keep writing characters who are interesting and complicated people and interesting roles for women, in TV or film or in theater. I think that’s like my ‘Blues Brothers’ mission Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of thinking when you choreograph something. You’re not just choreographing some bodies, arms, legs flying around to look cool. It’s a lot more complicated and sophisticated. You also have to deal with the connection of the whole film, so when I choreograph, I think of the movement itself, the camera angles, the characters Picture Quote #1

I’d read one too many crime novels where the victim was just a name: body number one, dead woman number 12. I understood fear, and I wanted to create characters who made readers say, ‘Please, don’t hurt this guy.’ That’s the key to suspense. It’s easy to disgust a reader. It’s much harder to make them care Picture Quote #1

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If you look at my body of work, there’s always a dark side to my characters. They’ve always got a skeleton in the closet; they’ve always got a subtext Picture Quote #1

If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don’t play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role Picture Quote #1

I have always loved contemporary dance, but it has always been a bit of a mystery to me. But choreography is very much like what I do when you are putting characters in frame on the page. It’s so impressive what they do with their bodies. It’s like painting: an abstraction Picture Quote #1

I would draw my own comic book characters listening to metal. The drawing and music kind of went hand in hand Picture Quote #1

Obsession led me to write. It’s been that way with every book I’ve ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters, by a desire to meet a challenge Picture Quote #1

Unlike novel characters, comic book characters last an eternity. When a character is changed beyond recognition, there’s no longer the merchandising aspect Picture Quote #1

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I feel when a writer treats a character as ‘precious,’ the writer runs the risk of turning them into a comic book character. There’s nothing wrong with comic book characters in comic books, but I don’t write comic books Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, I used to be way more nerdy about comic books and comic book characters. I still love them, but I don’t collect anymore Picture Quote #1

I watched so many comic book movies where the actors weren’t as built as the characters in the book. It made me mad because they didn’t look right Picture Quote #1

Every time I write a book, I think how I could be doing it better to please people - a nicer book with nicer characters - but I just can’t Picture Quote #1

Sometimes female characters start out as the wife or girlfriend, but then I realize, ‘No, she’s the book,’ and she becomes a main character. I surrender the book to her Picture Quote #1

As a kid, I drew cartoon characters and comic book heroes. Spiderman and the X-Men were my favorites Picture Quote #1

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Irma Voth’ is my sixth book, but it’s only the third time I’ve featured Mennonite settings and characters Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting Picture Quote #1

The Hobbit’ didn’t include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really Picture Quote #1

I feel that the characters in my book, if they were real, would be like, Seriously, another plot twist? Picture Quote #1

I try to create new characters in each book I write. That’s what makes writing fun and interesting for me Picture Quote #1

I’d like my readers to feel they want to follow my characters off the page at the end of the book Picture Quote #1

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If you think about ‘Person of Interest’ with Taraji P. Henson or ‘Scandal’ with Kerry Washington - any of those black women could have been any race; they just happen to be black. And those are the characters that I’m more attracted to. It’s not so much about separation of race, but really, more uniting us. (Characters Quotes) I want to do my Blade Runner, which is like a future Berlin film, which is like a thriller, but it’s much deeper characters, I think. (Characters Quotes) I think in many ways, I’m sort of a blank canvas, because in many ways, I’m just observing the world and the people around me and their characters and letting them kind of explode off me and to find out why they’re doing what they’re doing. But then every once in awhile, I get to take on a whole new character. (Characters Quotes) I still get up every morning at 4 A.M. I write seven days a week, including Christmas. And I still face a blank page every morning, and my characters don’t really care how many books I’ve sold. (Characters Quotes) The idea that man is a tabula rasa, or Mao’s sheet of blank paper upon which the most beautiful characters can be written, is an old one with disastrous implications. I do not think though that the cults you mention could survive honest thought about human nature. (Characters Quotes) I was brought up on Dickens. I remember reading ‘Bleak House’ but, coming back to it, I didn’t remember much about it apart from a few characters. (Characters Quotes) With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, ‘Bleak House’ is, for many readers, Dickens’s greatest novel. (Characters Quotes) Historical fiction is not history. You’re blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation. (Characters Quotes) I like characters who have blind spots and are full of themselves, but there also needs to be vulnerability. (Characters Quotes) I just want to keep writing characters who are interesting and complicated people and interesting roles for women, in TV or film or in theater. I think that’s like my ‘Blues Brothers’ mission. (Characters Quotes) There’s a lot of thinking when you choreograph something. You’re not just choreographing some bodies, arms, legs flying around to look cool. It’s a lot more complicated and sophisticated. You also have to deal with the connection of the whole film, so when I choreograph, I think of the movement itself, the camera angles, the characters. (Characters Quotes) I’d read one too many crime novels where the victim was just a name: body number one, dead woman number 12. I understood fear, and I wanted to create characters who made readers say, ‘Please, don’t hurt this guy.’ That’s the key to suspense. It’s easy to disgust a reader. It’s much harder to make them care. (Characters Quotes) If you look at my body of work, there’s always a dark side to my characters. They’ve always got a skeleton in the closet; they’ve always got a subtext. (Characters Quotes) If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don’t play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role. (Characters Quotes) I have always loved contemporary dance, but it has always been a bit of a mystery to me. But choreography is very much like what I do when you are putting characters in frame on the page. It’s so impressive what they do with their bodies. It’s like painting: an abstraction. (Characters Quotes) I would draw my own comic book characters listening to metal. The drawing and music kind of went hand in hand. (Characters Quotes) Obsession led me to write. It’s been that way with every book I’ve ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters, by a desire to meet a challenge. (Characters Quotes) Unlike novel characters, comic book characters last an eternity. When a character is changed beyond recognition, there’s no longer the merchandising aspect. (Characters Quotes) I feel when a writer treats a character as ‘precious,’ the writer runs the risk of turning them into a comic book character. There’s nothing wrong with comic book characters in comic books, but I don’t write comic books. (Characters Quotes) When I was a kid, I used to be way more nerdy about comic books and comic book characters. I still love them, but I don’t collect anymore. (Characters Quotes) I watched so many comic book movies where the actors weren’t as built as the characters in the book. It made me mad because they didn’t look right. (Characters Quotes) Every time I write a book, I think how I could be doing it better to please people - a nicer book with nicer characters - but I just can’t. (Characters Quotes) Sometimes female characters start out as the wife or girlfriend, but then I realize, ‘No, she’s the book,’ and she becomes a main character. I surrender the book to her. (Characters Quotes) As a kid, I drew cartoon characters and comic book heroes. Spiderman and the X-Men were my favorites. (Characters Quotes) Irma Voth’ is my sixth book, but it’s only the third time I’ve featured Mennonite settings and characters. (Characters Quotes) I can’t imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. (Characters Quotes) The Hobbit’ didn’t include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really. (Characters Quotes) I feel that the characters in my book, if they were real, would be like, Seriously, another plot twist? (Characters Quotes) I try to create new characters in each book I write. That’s what makes writing fun and interesting for me. (Characters Quotes) I’d like my readers to feel they want to follow my characters off the page at the end of the book. (Characters Quotes)

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