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It's not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character.

Creating a character is about what they look like. The look speaks volume to the audience.

Any fiction writer who assumes that a character is typical no doubt runs the risk of stumbling into cliche and stereotype.

Meta-fiction doesn't depend on the illusion that you're reading about real people.

I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly.

When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, even if he is playing the role of a really unattractive person.

I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another.

I don't think there is a fictional character who resembles me because fictional characters are not real!

All your life, you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it is like being ambushed by a grotesque.