A Quote by Terry McMillan
My stories are character driven.
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My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.
What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity.
The great thing about television is that you get to tell, like with "The Walking Dead", 16 hours worth of character-driven storytelling in less time than it takes to make a feature film. So, it really is a medium at least for storytellers who are passionate about not only the genre but also the character-driven genre stories. It's probably a better medium.
The shows I've been working on, especially 'Parenthood' and 'Friday Night Lights,' I think are completely character-driven stories. I think, for most writers, that's a privilege to be telling those kinds of stories. It's erroneous to me.
To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.
Character driven stories engage me and when an audience gets to know a character in an unforced way and finds themselves rooting for him or her, those are the kind of movies that get me excited.
For big Hollywood movies, I'm on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to be because you've got no choice, but to be character-driven.
The interest in character-driven content over narrative-driven ditto is increasing; that's why television steps in. Personally, I love it, since psychology and character, really, are my beacons.
Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.
I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.
I have a feeling that I might even disappoint some people by staying in this two to three million range and continuing to make character-driven stories.
I'm not a huge fan of very plotty shows. I'm much more of a fan of character-driven stories.
I think the only thing that we know how to do is look at our characters and ask what is the character doing right now and what do we need to do, and tell it from that place. If we really make it character driven and theme driven, I think we're going to offer up something new for the audience.
Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories.
We live in stories. What we are is stories. We do things because of what is called character, and our character is formed by the stories we learn to live in.
Well, honestly, the films I personally like to go see are smaller, more character-driven pieces, so that's why the movies I've made have been smaller, more character-driven movies.
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