Donal Logue Quotes

I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long.

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.

If we get caught up in a story, it's because we've started to care about the characters, and that can only happen if we've moved beneath the surface.

Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.

If I don't fall in love with my characters, I cannot shoot.

It's hard to be scared if you don't feel for a character, because you don't care if they die or live.

I always want to make sure I'm telling a story about people that I care about.

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

One of the things that separates a good genre movie from a bad genre movie, I always think, ironically, is when you care about the people. The dime a dozen ones are where you don't have any awareness of the character.

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

The first thing, when I read the script, is that I need to care about what happens and feel compelled by the story and engaged by the characters. It needs to resonate with me, even if what the characters are going through is not something that I have experienced in my life. I have to feel like it has some sort of meaning to me.

I think you have to love the characters that you write. I don't know how you could possibly write a TV show where you didn't love the characters.

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

I spend a lot of time with my characters.

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.

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.

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.

We seek to craft characters who inspire empathy: characters our audience will care for and, as a result, will care about what happens to them and thus will share the journey we have charted. A story, after all, is the character's journey.

I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I'm writing them.

In terms of the parallels, I've never related less to a character than Riggan.

You can't make the audience fall in love with a character you don't like.

To get a connection to your characters, you have to put them in a situation that you can feel yourself.

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.

I'm focused on finding characters I connect to.

A new character is like bringing a new human being into your life.