#protagonist

Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. ↗

— Norman Mailer

#facts #forever #lost #newspaper #once

The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not about theme, it's not about ideas, it's not about setting, but what the protagonist wants. ↗

— David Mamet

#always #comes #does #down #drama

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist. ↗

— David McCullough

#drawn #evolve #i #out #particularly

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#character #endears #especially #films #get-go

I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them. ↗

— Laura Dern

#i #i was raised #interested #protagonists #raised

...there are books...which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal. ↗

— John Green

#hazel #john-green #protagonist #the-fault-in-our-stars #advertising

When I grow up, maybe I will be the first one to circle the sea. Or maybe I will just spend all my day doing everything my way. Maybe I will be in a world of my own I just hope not alone. I just know that whatever I do I will never, ever forget about you. ↗

— Oliver Neubert

#avid-reader #coming-of-age #fable #female-protagonist #life-skills

That's what protagonists do. They work hard, they have a conflict, they overcome the obstacles. ↗

— Jon Heder

#hard #obstacles #overcome #protagonists #work

Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter struggle, even when it seemingly was neutral. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

#always #been #bitter #even #frequently

What was the point of having a situation worthy of fiction if the protagonist didn't behave as he would have done in a book? ↗

— Julian Barnes

#life #protagonist #reality #life