Becky Albertalli Quotes

In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that's fun.

In terms of the characters I think are really fun to play, a lot of times it's someone in my head saying 'I know that woman.'

I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts that will play down.

That's the power of fiction, that it can take the collective and make it personal.

I always want the audience to identify with my character in some way. I mean, sometimes you'll get characters that aren't very identifiable. Sometimes you can't relate to your character at all.

Anyone could identify with the human aspect of the characters.

I loved reading when I grew up but did feel totally invisible because I couldn't see myself and my life reflected in the books I was reading.

And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.

When I read a character that I really, really love, I know immediately what they look like. It's like I want to 100 percent become that person.

The strength of fiction is not in reading about yourself, but in reading about other people.

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.

But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film.

Reading, like writing, is a creative act. If readers only bring a narrow range of themselves to the book, then they'll only see their narrow range reflected in it.

Most adults, unlike most children, understand the difference between a book that will hold them spellbound for a rainy Sunday afternoon and a book that will put them in touch with a part of themselves they didn't even know existed.

It would be hard to play a character you don't like - for me anyway - or can't find something in them to like.

I like characters who remind me of someone I know.

A lot of people are not interested in stories in which they don't see themselves.

I had a strong visceral reaction to the 'Moonlight' script, partly because I felt I knew all of these characters.

You fall in love with someone, you don't know this person yet, and you get to know this person. That's what happens when I fall in love with a character, and I want to be this person.

We used to go to movies to see stories about ourselves. It would transport us to new worlds and we'd see aspects of ourselves reflected back.

I'm mostly interested in characters and how they manifest themselves in their relationships. I'm delighted that people relate to the characters in 'Bojack,' and hopefully they will too to the characters in 'Undone.' If they understand themselves or feel seen in a new way, I think that's a wonderful thing.

I think people will discover themselves in 'Ankahee.'

I'm very impressionable: I get very taken away by stories and certain feelings. With writing, sometimes I want to feel like a character.

Somewhere, the audience relates to my characters and their vulnerability. I believe they see themselves in me.

Love stories should be relatable.