American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a tenyearold girl-a protagonist so strong, loving, and vivid I lo….
Is there life in other families?.
Living, it can be sad too..
Helpful to me over the years was some of Ernest Hemingway's writing, for example A Farewell to Arms. You have characters who speak Italian or Spanish….
I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of ….
What comes from the heart always reaches the heart. When I come in there, I'm giving my heart because I studied to show myself approved, I know my li….
You can't say the public likes generic characters. Give others a chance, go for a more rooted and honest characterisation, take some risk, and then l….
Meaning is not in things but in between them..
It was a nephilim.” “A nephi-what?” asked Hugh, startled. “Isn’t that a character on Sesame Street?” Peter spoke up for the first time..
I think every actor tries to put a little bit of themselves into each character, and I think if you watch very closely, every actor has a bit of hims….
In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul..
I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in….
You've gotta separate yourself from the character. It's hard... so it can make its way into your everyday life..
The thorn keeps us from over-inflating.
Bella, there's a part of you that loves me..
I just always look for stuff that has a character-driven thing..
Tomorrow's character is made out of today's thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin does not..
Is anything accidental?.
Money is just something to be circulated..
I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably cool..
Nobody's ever kept their sitcom character going after the show's off the air..