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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 try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.

I love making characters real and believable, through my own experience and choices.

I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.

I always liked strange characters.

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

I love playing characters that are strong, when there's physicality involved.

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

I tend to play more true-to-life characters in real situations.