Elizabeth Banks Quotes

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.

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

I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.

Is it ever too late for a sequel?

Every character is a baby. You can't choose between them. If you can, you didn't do your job. You have to fall in love with every character.

Within the microcosm of a film you get drawn to people. There are certain projects you care enormously about, and 'The Edge Of Love' was one because I was portraying a great hero of mine, Dylan Thomas.

I'm not promising to write 'JFK 2' - but one day, I might!

I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.

What I remember myself from films, and what I love about films, is specific scenes and characters.

I was keenly aware that everybody would have loved for me to do a close sequel or a spin-off to 'Marley and Me.'

My passion for 'Star Trek' is actually rooted in my love of television and the art of franchise and a premise designed to stick people together that have to figure out what to do.

I honestly love nothing better than digging into a really good serialized show, whether it's 'Breaking Bad' or 'Game of Thrones' or 'Justified.'

I think sequels are fine if there's a story, so I think when there is a property that is worthy of a sequel, it could very well happen!

I really love the process, with stage, of rehearsal, you get to create a character, and you have a beginning, a middle, and an end of story. And in television, you don't.

Being able to stay with a character over the course of years is a gift.

I love serialized stories of any kind. I'm a huge sucker for any kind of series.

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.

Storytelling is my passion, and it rises from a love of reading.

I believe that if writers want their readers to care about a character, they have to care themselves. I have to root for a detective who screws up as much as Thorne does, who shares my birthday, my North London stomping ground, and my love of country music, both alt and cheesy.

In 'The Prophet' I really fell in love with those characters, there was an emotional connection there that I don't think I've had in a while. It made me think it would be nice to stick with the characters for a little bit and see what happens.

I couldn't give 'Vikings' away - I mean, I love these people. And I'm not sure anyone else writing it would necessarily have the same feeling towards the characters that I do.

It is in your DNA to love a good story. You know, neat tales with heroes and villains and conflicts to resolve. A good story pushes our buttons, is exciting and memorable.

If I love the character, then that's all that matters to me. It doesn't really matter what genre it is.

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.

That first meeting - the one where the hero and heroine start the slow burn that takes the whole story to turn into true love - is the single most important part of the whole book. Nail it, and you've won yourself readers.