Minor Characters Quotes

• I've always been a fan of the 19th century novel, of the novel that is plotted, character-driven, and where the passage of time is almost as central to the novel as a major minor character, the passage of time and its effect on the characters in the story.

  John Irving

  Character, Stories, Fans

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• Respeta a tus personajes, incluso a los secundarios. En el arte, como en la vida, todo el mundo es el héroe de su propia historia; merece la pena pensar en las historias de los personajes secundarios, aunque sólo se crucen ligeramente con la del protagonista.

  Sarah Waters

  Art, Hero, Character

  "Sarah Waters's rules for writers" by Sarah Waters, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2010.

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• I'd always assumed I was the central character in my own story, but now it occured to me I might in fact be only a minor character in someone else's.

  Russell Hoban

  Character, Stories, Might

  Russell Hoban (2000). “The Turtle Diary”, p.174, A&C Black

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• Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of the film becomes enriched. It's not the size of the thing, but the detail.

  Brendan Gleeson

  Brother, Character, Interesting

  "Brendan Gleeson: the character actor who steals the show". Interview with Ryan Gilbey, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2010.

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• There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise.

  George Takei

  Twilight, Character, Vampire

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• Where would David Copperfield be if Dickens had gone to writing classes? Probably about seventy minor characters short, is where. (Did you know that Dickens is estimated to have invented thirteen thousand characters? Thirteen thousand! The population of a small town!)

  Nick Hornby

  Writing, Character, Class

  Nick Hornby (2004). "The Polysyllabic Spree", McSweeneys Books

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• La mayoría de los hombres no tienen otro propósito que existir, Abraham; pasar tranquilamente a través de la historia como personajes menores en un escenario que ni siquiera pueden ver...

  Seth Grahame-Smith

  Character, Men, Purpose

  Seth Grahame-Smith (2010). “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, p.138, Hachette UK

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• La muerte y la resurrección es de lo que trata la historia y, si tuviéramos ojos para verlo, esto se ha insinuado en cada página, se nos ha encontrado, con algún disfraz, en cada esquina, e incluso se ha murmurado en conversaciones entre personajes tan secundarios (si es que son secundarios) como las verduras.

  C. S. Lewis

  Character, Eye, Vegetables

  C. S. Lewis (1996). "Milagros: A Preliminary Study", Touchstone Books

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• I talk about Breaking Bad being the most brilliant show ever, and even minor characters have subtle nuances and are fully drawn.

  Zach Anner

  Character, Nuance, Brilliant

  Fuente: abilitymagazine.com

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• I'm fortunate in that I'm what you call a utility player, in that I can take a scene, if there's five or six minor characters in a scene, that need voice and personality [and] I can supply those characters.

  Bob Bergen

  Character, Player, Voice

  Fuente: www.thestarscoop.com

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• Sometimes minor characters are based on people I know, on friends of mine. But I'm not writing a thinly veiled version of my own life.

  Cassandra Clare

  Escritura, Carácter, Personas

  Entrevista en TheFandom.net, www.thefandom.net.

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• Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours?

  Jacqueline Carey

  Character, Figures, Tales

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• La persona que eres (en total, en ese momento) es lo que crea la historia que estás escribiendo. Está impregnada en cada trozo de puntuación, en la trama, en el personaje más insignificante que cruza la página. Es tu voz.

  Victor LaValle

  Escritura, carácter, voz

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• There's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the whole of 'Great Expectations,' even among the minor characters.

  David Nicholls

  Character, Widows And Orphans, Expectations

  "David Nicholls: Adapting Great Expectations for the screen". www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2012.

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