1 The way of creating believable characters is not by conforming to a set of PC rules. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Authenticity, Characterization, Diversity, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom Copy
2 I simply channeled a character, this time I allowed the character to inhabit me. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Shirley MacLaine, Characterization, Creativity, Immersion, 0 Shirley MacLaine Actress · USA Copy
3 I think you have to draw from any character and bring it to yourself as much as possible. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nina Dobrev, Characterization, Self-reflection, Transformation, 0 Nina Dobrev Actress · Bulgaria Copy
4 To embody a character, you have to lose all judgment about them. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Clemence Poesy, Characterization, Empathy, Understanding, 0 Clemence Poesy Film actress · France Copy
5 I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Clive Owen, Characterization, Creativity, Preparation, 0 Clive Owen Actor · United Kingdom Copy
6 It’s a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Colleen McCullough, Characterization, dialogue, Inexperience, 0 Colleen McCullough Author · Australia Copy
7 Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vanessa Redgrave, Characterization, Emotions, Realism, 0 Vanessa Redgrave Actress · United Kingdom Copy
8 I’m going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vin Diesel, Characterization, Commitment, Spirituality, 0 Vin Diesel Actor · USA Copy
9 The writer can only explore the inner space of his characters by perceptively navigating his own. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Peter De Vries, Characterization, Exploration, Perception, 0 Peter De Vries Writer · USA Copy
10 I like having a plot, I like characters with a reason to get up in the morning. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Peter Temple, Characterization, Motivation, Plot, 0 Peter Temple Author · Australia Copy
11 If you can make a character likable that’s not very nice, that’s the challenge of the job. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zooey Deschanel, Characterization, Complexity, Morality, 0 Zooey Deschanel Actress · USA Copy
12 My books are character-driven. They’re not driven by the story. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Carl Hiaasen, Characterization, Emotion, Narrative, 0 Carl Hiaasen Journalist · USA Copy
13 When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I’ve had. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Illeana Douglas, Characterization, Experience, Inspiration, 0 Illeana Douglas Actress · USA Copy
14 Melancholy characterizes those with a superb sense of the sublime. Read explanation Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Immanuel Kant, Characterization, Melancholy, Sublime, 0 Immanuel Kant Philosopher · Prussia Copy
15 Even if I’m playing a bad guy, I work hard to make him multi-leveled and interesting. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaiah Washington, Characterization, Complexity, Dedication, 0 Isaiah Washington Actor · USA Copy
16 No author has created with less emphasis such pathetic characters as Chekhov has. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vladimir Nabokov, Characterization, Emphasis, Pathos, 0 Vladimir Nabokov Writer · Russia Copy
17 All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 1, 2025, Ben Kingsley, Authenticity, Characterization, Literature, 0 Ben Kingsley Actor · England Copy
18 I think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 1, 2025, Benedict Cumberbatch, Characterization, Creativity, Interpretation, 0 Benedict Cumberbatch Voice Actor · England Copy
19 I think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cassandra Clare, Authenticity, Characterization, Plot, 0 Cassandra Clare Author Copy
20 Characters are often revealed by the ways they misapprehend others. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Boswell, Characterization, Misunderstanding, Revelation, 0 Robert Boswell Writer · USA Copy
21 The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roddy Doyle, Characterization, Communication, dialogue, 0 Roddy Doyle Author · Ireland Copy
22 A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Taraji P. Henson, Characterization, Inspiration, Observation, 0 Taraji P. Henson Actress · USA Copy
23 When complicated characters aren’t well drawn, they’re boring. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Rebecca Eaton, Boredom, Characterization, Complexity, 0 Rebecca Eaton Television producer Copy
24 I’m not interested in plots. I’m interested only in the characterization of people and what they do. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Erskine Caldwell, Actions, Characterization, People, 0 Erskine Caldwell Author · USA Copy
25 One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Edie Falco, Characterization, Inspiration, Observation, 0 Edie Falco Film actress Copy
We have to have a purpose greater than the endless struggle to satisfy personal desires. Eknath Easwaran Author · India
A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one’s own ignorance. Read explanation Niccolò Machiavelli Politician and philosopher · Italy
The moment for action has arrived, and I know that I can trust in you to save our country. George B. McClellan Military general
A person of knowledge and power never goes out looking for battles. All their battles are within. Read explanation Frederick Lenz Philosopher · USA
We are taking way more out of the ocean than the ocean can replenish. Sylvia Earle Marine biologist · USA
I think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from. Laura Vandervoort Actress · Canada
Come, even if you have broken your vow one thousand times, come, yet again, come, come. Read explanation Rumi Poet · Persia
Develop a reputation as a person who, rather than talking a good game, actually plays a good game. Bob Burg Author
The god excuse, the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument. George Carlin Comedian · USA
Boredom turns to panic if my beloved leaves before the usual time. Read explanation Mason Cooley Professor · USA
To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy. Dejan Stojanovic Poet · Serbia
Study hard so that you can master technology, which allows us to master nature. Che Guevara Revolutionary · Argentina
Fool you once, you are forgiven. Fool you twice, you’re just a fool. Mary Chapin Carpenter Singer-songwriter
