"It was such a paradox for me that the only thing I know how to do is act, but that the first thing I abandoned while writing were the characters"
- Bryce Dallas Howard
About this Quote
In this quote, Bryce Dallas Howard reveals a paradox that she experienced while writing. She mentions that acting is the only thing she understands how to do, yet she found herself deserting the characters while composing. This might suggest that she dealt with stabilizing her abilities as an actor with her function as a writer. It might likewise indicate that she became so immersed in the writing process that she forgot the characters she had produced. This quote highlights the complexities and difficulties of being both a star and an author, and the internal conflicts that can emerge when attempting to juggle both roles.
"So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters"
"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"
