People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But if you say my characters are too black and white, you've missed the point. Villains are meant to be black-hearted in popular novels. If you say I have a grey-hearted villain, then I've failed.

Ken Follett

Ken Follett

Black Black And White Characters Complicated Failed I Can Life Make Meant Meant To Be Missed More Much Novels People Point Popular Real Real Life Say Subtle Them Then Too Villain Villains White You

Related Quotes

Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life.

— Roger Moore

BondEscapismImitated

Life isn't always black and white. You're not always sure you're right. At least I'm not.

— Brad Paisley

AlwaysBlackBlack And White

Life is not black and white; there is some gray nuance to it.

— Pilou Asbaek

BlackBlack And WhiteGray

It is not that Shakespeare's art is in technicolor and fancy, and that real life is black and white and tedious. The life that Shakespeare was living was the only life he had, and he had to use it to create what he was doing.

— Stephen Greenblatt

ArtBlackBlack And White

Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?

— Ridley Scott

AreaBlackBlack And White