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I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to.

It seems to me that most characters, in anything, are flawed in some way, just like most people. You look for the good in the flawed people and vice versa, and then try and make them appealing in some way.

Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.

I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws.

Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.

A character on screen that's the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' they're never interesting. There's got to be an internal struggle, the duality is important to find.

There are good characters and bad characters.

I think conflicted characters are always more interesting.

I like characters who have strong facades and then have secrets. They have cracks.

I think it's more fun to grow to love characters who are flawed than it is to present perfect characters. Perfect characters aren't very funny. Certainly my friends are a strange, intense bunch of people, and people's families drive them crazy, but challenging relationships are always more rewarding.