Well, for me, it all comes down to personality. Because even if I have a character who says very little, they still think, still have opinions and will view a situation in their own way. Even characters who don't have a lot of screen time can exude enough personality to work with. Halling, for example, who was a very calm, spiritual man, was easy to write.
Lorne, however, I always had trouble with because I couldn't pin his personality down. He was such a quiet, unassuming guy that I could never decide what was going on in his head, whether he was a bit of a goody two-shows or an easy going guy just doing his job on the outside while sardonic and judgmental on the inside. I felt like there were a lot of possibilities with him, but none that really resonated to me as "Lorne."
I think what it comes down to is that the more you know about a character the better you're able to give them a voice, even when they don't say all that much.
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Date: 2011-09-16 04:42 am (UTC)From:Lorne, however, I always had trouble with because I couldn't pin his personality down. He was such a quiet, unassuming guy that I could never decide what was going on in his head, whether he was a bit of a goody two-shows or an easy going guy just doing his job on the outside while sardonic and judgmental on the inside. I felt like there were a lot of possibilities with him, but none that really resonated to me as "Lorne."
I think what it comes down to is that the more you know about a character the better you're able to give them a voice, even when they don't say all that much.