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I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

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.

I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface.

I find more of an authenticity in people who are a little strange - so I really like characters who are just the tiniest bit weird. I find enormous comfort in that - someone who's kind of normal just doesn't feel as true.

Readers embrace all kinds of characters as long as they are written with emotional truth.

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them.

I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws.

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

I tend to always love material with flawed protagonists and morally ambiguous people.

What makes us love a character is a character that tries.