1.   Carroll based his character of the mad hatter on a Mr Theophilus Carter, who was known in the area for his eccentric ideas.

2.   And did you base that character on one of your own teachers?

3.   Because he had heard that you had based the character on me.

4.   All year long, we based our character on being a team.

5.   But Feirstein, who is also a journalist, said the character was not based on a single figure.

6.   But Ms. Goldsmith said her characters were based on real people.

7.   Cidre said that Stallone based the character on a real priest, and that CBS approved the pilot before the scandal about priests erupted.

8.   During breaks in the filming, Silver arranged for Arquette to meet some of the hustlers on whom the director based his character.

9.   Farrell said his every character was based on some person he had known.

10.   He has written characters based on Andrea and Nikki, and he has hired Diane the reporter for the role of the reporter.