The Art of Character Quotes

“Writers possess only four tools: research, experience, empathy, and imagination. Fortunately, whole worlds can be built from them.”
― David Corbett, The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV

“To paraphrase one of my favorite math professors: The difference between great artists, and artists who are not so great, is that great artists think deeply about simple things.”
― David Corbett, The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV

“The problem lies not with genre but with formula, which consists of seeing genre conventions as restrictions rather than mere guidelines, ends in themselves rather than possibilities.”
― David Corbett, The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV