"How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself"
- Salma Hayek
About this Quote
This quote by Salma Hayek speaks with the concept that we can be various people in various contexts. It suggests that how we see ourselves is not always how we view our characters. This might be because we have the ability to step beyond ourselves and see our characters objectively, while we are unable to do the exact same with ourselves. It could also be because we are able to create characters that are various from ourselves, and hence view them differently. This quote speaks with the idea that we can be different individuals in various contexts, which we can see ourselves and our characters differently. It recommends that we can be innovative and creative when it comes to developing characters, which we can see them in a manner that is different from how we see ourselves. Eventually, this quote talks to the idea that we can be imaginative and imaginative when it pertains to producing characters, which we can see them in a way that is various from how we see ourselves.
This quote is written / told by Salma Hayek somewhere between September 2, 1966 and today. She was a famous Actress from Mexico.
The author also have 33 other quotes.
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"The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters"
"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
"And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon"
"I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives characters the chance to develop organically, as happens in real life as you get to know a person"
"I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I think that once that gets fixed, it's quite hard to shake"