Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

That way, we built this more interesting character.

Character is plot, plot is character.

Be a good listener in the special way a story requires: note the manner of presentation; the development of plot, character; the addition of new dramatic sequences; the emphasis accorded to one figure or another in the recital; and the degree of enthusiam, of coherence, the narrator gives to his or her account.

I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters.