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The important thing for me when I look at characters is to consider the kind of constraints placed upon them. Now, me personally, I don't like to have a lot of constraints placed upon me.

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

I don't agree with the idea that my characters are unlikeable.

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me.

You know, I've always just made the choices on my characters based on my connection to them, and I've made decisions that maybe other people haven't understood; why I passed on something, for instance.

I like all my characters in one way or another, or at least I understand them.

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

I am like my characters - sometimes even the female ones.

I don't judge my characters.