I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [on writing by stephen king] Reference

Her other documentaries, she said, were character-driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steven Crandell: Feeling Powerless About Nuclear Weapons? Try "Zero"] Reference

I think that is quite correct, my books are character-driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fiddler Fair]

BOTTOM LINE: A character-driven fantasy with plenty of action.    From Wordnik.com.  [June 2009] Reference

These are character-driven movies that we talked about in here.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2002] Reference

Do you consider your books to be character-driven or plot driven?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stephenie Meyer: In the 'Twilight' Zone] Reference

Q: So do you see this as a political movie or a character-driven one?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brad Balfour: Charlize Theron Defends the Street Protests of the Battle in Seattle] Reference

I optimistically and intuitively felt these spots are character-driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bottle Racket] Reference

CONS: The world-building slightly overshadows the character-driven plot.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Counting Heads by David Marusek] Reference

Certainly it's possible to have a character-driven hard sf story, isn't it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [May 2004] Reference

Science fiction is often said to be best when the story is character-driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who are Your Favorite Literary Science Fiction Characters?] Reference

The account is typical of Kinzer's lively, character-driven approach to history.    From Wordnik.com.  [Review of Stephen Kinzer's "Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future"] Reference

I am so very much a story-based (fiction) writer rather than a character-driven one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fiction Writing: Character Creation] Reference

The Blue War by Jeffrey Thomas is the kind of character-driven, adventure SF I love.    From Wordnik.com.  [MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2008 (Part 1)] Reference

"No," he said, "more like a game, one of those interactive, character-driven things.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Land of the Blind]

REVIEW SUMMARY: A well-imagined future is the breakout star for this character-driven story.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Counting Heads by David Marusek] Reference

It's character-driven, eventful, economical - certainly not hard SF, which I don't care for.    From Wordnik.com.  [SF Tidbits for 11/15/07] Reference

"Bones" is a character-driven procedural, not just a big ensemble of people who solve crimes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamie Frevele: Killer Sequels: The Gravedigger Returns to "Bones" (Not Jason)] Reference

In addition, although Fresh is a character-driven documentary, it has a conceptual structure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Louise McCready: Fresh's Director and Producer, Ana Joanes, Explains the Difficulty of Filming a Documentary and What Sustainability Means] Reference

SEDGWICK: Well, I think it -- what makes it different is that it's really a character-driven piece.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2006] Reference

Carrier is a character-driven total immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear air craft carrier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Towle: Gay Soldier from PBS' Carrier Series Speaks out on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'] Reference

"The Other Celia" oscillates between pure SF and pure horror, but is one-hundred-percent character-driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asimov's Science Fiction]

Despite all the outstanding world building that exists, Counting Heads is really a character-driven story.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Counting Heads by David Marusek] Reference

He still has trouble spelling and following character-driven plots, making it hard for him to read fiction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Goldman's Cohn Is Next on Hot Seat] Reference

First, this is about creating a strong character-driven ensemble drama that is also funny that feels really real.    From Wordnik.com.  [Samantha Zalaznick: Winnie Holzman And Savannah Dooley Talk 'Huge'] Reference

For me, it's the closest that television has ever got to the novel; character-driven, multilayered and socially aware.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pete suggests] Reference

Mr. Law, who wrote and directed the movie, and Ms. Cheung, the producer, are known for their character-driven stories.    From Wordnik.com.  [Over the Rainbow] Reference

Primary Questions was a really fun enterprise that we did, asking all the candidates some very character-driven questions.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2008] Reference

Television, especially cable, has become the repository of complicated character-driven narratives, which is where I gravitate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Rivera: Talking with Back-Up Plan Director, Alan Poul] Reference

Producers want more character-driven stories, rather than a focus on special effects, according to Reuters/the Hollywood Reporter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zodiac Scribe to Write Spider-Man 4] Reference

The questions Lost toys with are the ones mankind has toyed with since the beginning of time, couched in a character-driven drama.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Is Near] Reference

Since I am trained in the narrative form, it was only natural to develop a character-driven fictitious film based on actual events.    From Wordnik.com.  [Challenging the Unchallengeable] Reference

One episode you're getting a real character-driven, dramatic storyline and another episode it's all pretty much all crazy adventure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jenna Busch: Stargate Universe's Ming-Na Shows Us Her Geek Chic] Reference

Let Me In is a fine motion picture, a moody and character-driven horror film that shows a patience and intelligence rare in the genre.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Let Me In (2010)] Reference

Ironically Edward Norton (who wanted the longer, more character-driven cut) recently made a cameo on Burrell's new sitcom Modern Family.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scott Mendelson: Dumpster Diving: Deleted Scenes That Should Have Stayed in the Final Film] Reference