#hara

I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man. He just didn't know it. He was a naturally funny character, and when my brother and I would laugh at things he said and did, he would say, 'What do you think is so funny?' ↗

— James Belushi

#character #comedy #dad #did #funny

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage. ↗

— Anne Tyler

#appearance #artificial #background #book #calculated

I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters. ↗

— Halle Berry

#i #know #respond #tortured #well

I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently. ↗

— Kathryn Bigelow

#consistently #drawn #extreme #find #i

The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early. ↗

— Hunter Tylo

#early #get #her #only #problem

But because it was able to balance that kind of humor with a sweet story and characters you really rooted for and also got across the girls' point of view, I've heard nothing but great things from younger and older females as well. ↗

— Jason Biggs

#across #also #balance #because #characters

I like to think what I bring to the table is kind of a sympathetic and endearing quality, even while I'm playing outcasts or characters that end up in outlandish situations. ↗

— Jason Biggs

#characters #end #endearing #even #i

My favorite actors are people who I don't know anything about, and I can project any character onto them. ↗

— Matt Bomer

#any #anything #character #favorite #i

All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up. ↗

— Wes Borland

#characters #funny #i #made #songs

...And when you say the truth you get stronger. ↗

— Ned Vizzini

#strength-of-character #truth #funny