Richard Hatch Quotes

The bedrock of 'Being Human' has to be characters. I would hope that even if suddenly we had a huge budget per episode, the foundation of the show, and the thing that actually makes it what it is, is character.

I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand.

I put heavy emphasis on the characters.

When you begin a play, you're going to have to spend a lot of time with those characters, so those characters are going to have to be rich enough that you want to take a very long journey with them. That's how I begin thinking about what I want to write about and who I want to write about.

Audiences need to engage with characters.

For me, any story I tackle begins with the human relationships and not the plot.

In 'Poster Boys,' every character is well defined.

It's much easier to come back as a recurring character. Because you already know his traits and who he is and what he's about.

When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.

I seem to have to make my characters family before I can access their hearts in any way that matters.

'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.

I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came.

I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

I always look for interesting, complex characters. You know, interesting, well-written material.

It's necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you're dealing with more than one or two characters, it's very easy to forget that the others have lives of their own that feed into the story.

Don't set pen to paper until you know your main characters inside out. Create files detailing their appearances, likes, dislikes, and personal background. You may not use all the information, but it is a crucial step in planning your story.

I always find that really interesting, you know, when I get to see characters that I love in TV and film and theater around their family.

“Frank’s” really different from everything I've done. Maybe the one thing that's the same, and the thing that I tend to do, is that I think I can create an intimacy with the characters, like a sense of presence with the people in the film, and that's what I tried to do in “Room” as well.

Ultimately, if you look at the characters in my films, you'll see a lot of similarities going all the way back to 'Swingers' with Vince Vaughn's character.

If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people.

If you write fiction, you have to love your characters. It's like your family. You don't have to like them, but you have to love them.

I'm focused on finding characters I connect to.

It's nice to see different dimensions of a character. A love interest and family life are always, I think, important in creating layers and textures.