“Tina: I've booked us a room five minutes away. It worked for Dakota Johnson. Robert: We're not characters in some trashy movie. This is real life. We're in a real marriage.”— Kalinda Vazquez, Tina Minoru, Brittany Ishibashi, imdb.com
“On the one hand, it undermines their profession further in the public eye. On the other, it further isolates them from their male counterparts, and underlines the suspicion that they’ve earned their positions illegitimately.”— Sophie Gilbert, theatlantic.com
“I am aware that I am surrounded by people who feel that they could do the job better, strong people with powerful characters, but for better or worse, the crown has landed on my head.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.com
“The insane are the characters in our horror stories for a reason. They're the dark side, the negative image of who we are and that's fascinating. And utterly terrifying.”— Glen Morgan, Aaron Mahnke, Aaron Mahnke, imdb.com
“In a dream, are all the characters really you? Different aspects of you? Do answers come in dreams?”— Mark Frost, Log Lady, Catherine E. Coulson, imdb.com
“For starters they think that this place is just a fairy tale. Like a legend, like we’re all just characters in a story.”— Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Neal Cassidy, Michael Raymond-James, imdb.com
“One of the great epiphanies of my lifetime was realizing that I disliked so many female characters because they were created by men who didn’t like women.”— Rainbow Rowell, twitter.com
“Even if they like it, people will remember the plot twist, the worldbuilding, the gimmick only until they find the next one. But they’ll never, ever forget a character they like.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Any story that’s driven by characters will always be met with some discomfort or ire. Characters are emotions and emotions are things we simultaneously crave and would rather not deal with.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“It's true you can't teach humor. But it's pretty easy to set up a joke the same way you set up a conflict: put a character in a situation they're not equipped to handle.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“I've said this before, but while I'm not huge on 80's references, the general mood of 80's films really stuck with me. The emphasis on friendship being more important than anything and of never backing down in the face of something much bigger than you resonated with me.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“DO read books with compelling characters whose choices drive the plot. DON’T tape hornet nests to your hands and call yourself Hornethands Jones.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“I remember them all. They’re all my friends, and some of them are my lovers, if you know what I mean.”— Stephen King, vulture.com
“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.”— Beatrix Potter, amazon.com
“You don’t really understand an antagonist until you understand why he’s a protagonist in his own version of the world.”— John Rogers, goodreads.com
“The science part is extremely easy as far as being able to tell you why it's authentic. We employ David Saltzberg, who is a physicist who teaches at UCLA. He not only fact-checks, but he supplies a great deal of [the material]. We need Sheldon to talk about something or teaching Penny whatever and […”— Jim Parsons, npr.org
“I was a very shy child. I remember being in a kindergarten open house with my mother and children saying 'Hi' to me and I still remember feeling this way — but I don't know why — but I wouldn't even say 'Hi' back. I was that shy. I remember her gripping my hand and saying, 'You say hi.' ... I was pr…”— Jim Parsons, npr.org
“The truth about the women who are forced to play these interesting chapters is that they are doing so in the memoirs of men who never deserved them. That the really good story, the story worth telling, has been theirs all along.”— Alana Massey, amazon.com
“Art is the place to safely explore all those other sides of you, because the side you want to bring home is the side that wants to be a good father and be a good husband and be a good son. In art we can be fucking nuts.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, gq.com