“Characterization is an accident that flows out of action and dialogue.”

—  Jack Woodford

Trial and Error http://books.google.com/books?id=5uiVyB4Hu2oC&pg=PT177&dq=%E2%80%9CCharacterization+is+an+accident+that+flows+out+of+action+and+dialogue.%E2%80%9D&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qhvHUaSpKfHa4APz9YCgAw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA (1980)

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