Michael Koryta Quotes

A lot of entertainment, and especially in a half-hour format, can be all jokes, all the time. And some of those jokes can be really, really funny, but what I respond to, as a viewers, is identification or caring about the characters.

What makes an audience watch something and care about the characters is the emotional life of the characters.

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them.

People like the comedy more when they care about the characters.

I'm always sorry to finish a book, to let go of characters I love, people I've struggled to understand for years, people who evolve before me.

I am a firm believer that a good plot makes for a fun enough read, but it's not what binds us. If we don't care about the characters, we won't care - not in a lasting way - about what's happening to them.

It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.

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

Audiences are just like us as writers - we grow attached to characters. In certain ways you don't want them to change.

It is quite different, but I love doing a series because you get to live with a character for a much longer amount of time. And the other aspect of it is that you have a steady job.

There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them.

I think it is important that you care about the characters, and you are not just waiting for the next action sequence but have a vested interested in what happens to them.

There's something pretty awesome about staying with a character and growing.

I do feel more towards certain characters who have depth and intelligence.

Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you're connecting with them on a personal level.

I believe people leave a theater bonding with characters. Story is the vessel that carries character. Comedy is a very important component of expressing character.

I don't really like simple characters too much; it's too easy. I like a challenge, and I like characters you connect with on screen.

The most emotionally connected I've ever been to a character is Natsuki in 'Summer Wars.'

I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They tell me what to do; they take me on a wild and wonderful trip.

I've always felt, even with sketches, that if you don't care about these people, then it doesn't matter.

My characters are always utterly sympathetic to me, if that makes any sense.

I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired by the character or learn a lesson. I feel the need to be engaged by them.

Certain characters get to me and stay with me for a while.

I'm focused on finding characters I connect to.

You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.