Robert McKee Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you. That's flaccid, sloppy writing. Any idiot can write a voice-over narration to explain the thoughts of a character.

  Robert McKee

  Writing, Character, Voice

• Good story' means something worth telling that the world wants to hear. Finding this is your lonely task...But the love of a good story, of terrific characters and a world driven by your passion, courage, and creative gifts is still not enough. Your goal must be a good story well told.

  Robert McKee

  Lonely, Character, Mean

• I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can't be.

  Robert McKee

  Character, Bad Movies, I Can

  "The Real McKee" by Ian Parker, www.newyorker.com. October 20, 2003.

• Don't be didactic - don't write about poverty. Write about poor people. When you dramatize their lives and let life and characters be your inspiration, you will express the 'idea' dynamically and without preaching.

  Robert McKee

  Inspiration, Writing, Character

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