Michael Connelly Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true.

  Michael Connelly

  Book, Character, Thinking

• Ingeniously plotted and executed, Print the Legend is an epic masterpiece from Craig McDonald. Beginning to end, I was riveted by this story of character, history and intrigue.

  Michael Connelly

  Character, Epic, Mcdonalds

• ...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character.

  Michael Connelly

  Character, Desire, Glimpse

• I've sold 11 of my books to Hollywood. There are all kinds of my books on shelves in Hollywood because the scripts didn't capture the characters.

  Michael Connelly

  Book, Character, Hollywood

  "Q&A With Author Michael Connelly". Interview with Austin O'Connor, www.aarp.org. March 9, 2011.

• The characters I write about are very internal.

  Michael Connelly

  Writing, Character, Internals

  "Q&A With Author Michael Connelly". Interview with Austin O'Connor, www.aarp.org. March 9, 2011.

• Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots.

  Michael Connelly

  Character, Plot, Fancy

  Source: www.pbs.org

• The character can never be static from book to book. People might think you just come up with a new plot and stick this guy in. Well, he has to be as new as the plot every time.

  Michael Connelly

  Book, Character, Thinking

  "Crime writer Michael Connelly". The Tavis Smiley Show, www.pbs.org. December 7, 2012.

• Action and adventure on land and sea-you can't ask for more. But Robert Kurson raises the ante in Pirate Hunters with an array of mystery and a fleet of colorful characters spanning four centuries. This is a great summer read!

  Michael Connelly

  Summer, Character, Adventure

• I'm not 'Mr. No-By-The-Book.' I just want to make sure the character is by the book.

  Michael Connelly

  Book, Character, Want

  "Michael Connelly on the ‘Hyper Accuracy’ of ‘Bosch’ Season 2, and Earning Cable-Like Ratings on Amazon". Interview with Ben Travers, www.indiewire.com. March 17, 2016.

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