"I always like to know what the writer intended, but sometimes the character is more in the writer's head than on the page. When that happens I say, 'Put him on the page for me a little bit more, will ya?' Then I might be better able to understand what he's getting at –– the motivations, strivings, fears of the character –– and this enables me to tap the character within me."
from The Character Within by Rose Eichenbaum