Ruth Bradley Quotes

'Homeland' really is one of those shows where they start to write more or less depending on what's kind of going on in a relationship between characters.

I like shows that are ensemble-based, that explore the humanity of every character.

Any important series like 'Game of Thrones' or 'The Walking Dead' base their product around the characters and their background.

What I have learned from working on those great shows is what is the DNA that makes them so deeply involving and interesting for an audience over a long period of time. So much has to do with character, complexity, and sophistication.

I'm the 'Scandal'-'Nashville' kind of TV watcher.

I've always loved shows that combine both approaches - that have a mythology and a set of characters, whose stories develop and change, and where the relationships evolve and fracture.

I quite like some of the movies that have many characters in them.

'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.

If a movie has more characters than an audience can keep track of, the audience will get confused and lose interest in the story.

The characters, to me, in 'Homeland' are not one note in any way.

There are so few shows that are willing to take risks with their characters in the way that 'Homeland' does. And yet, the audience still comes back and loves those characters.

I, as a fan of numerous TV shows and movies, know that people mess up. The characters that we love are not always going to act in the ways that we want them to. That's what makes them interesting.

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

I think a lot of drama, nowadays, is character-based and development-based, but 'True Blood' is very plot-oriented.

I always thought of 'Lost' as a psychotic opera. Because there were so many characters, it was important for me to track them with themes.

In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.

Actually, I find it great fun to develop family series with lots of characters.

I don't know quite how a story develops in my head. It is a bit chaotic. If I am working on a series, one of the main characters at least is already in existence as well as some setting and minor characters. Finding the other main character can be a challenge. Sometimes this character already exists in a minor role in another book.

A lot of people have asked me about some of the characters that appear in 'Clockwork Prince,' like Aloysius Starkweather and Woolsey Scott. A lot of people like Woolsey Scott, which I was really happy about because he's very fun to write.

I think supporting casts in comics are missing. I think a lot of the time in comics, all we have are people in costumes talking to other people in costumes, superheroes talking to superheroes and supervillains, and that's it.

Third person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their misunderstandings and hear what they think about each other. We can create a more complex structure with various story threads running parallel.

I think I would struggle with any job if it was purely about effects. Even as a viewer, those aren't the kind of things that interest me. I think ultimately you have to be connected to characters and their relationships. Otherwise, it's not drama to me.

'Star Trek' was always a little bit closed emotionally. I never connected to the characters.

A lot of shows peak after a series and never get it back, but 'Breaking Bad' keeps the tension up all the time.

You treat characters like people you meet in life-friends or mentors.