I completely agree. Right now I am working on a short anime script and I have to treat the charcters as if I was talking to my best friend, parents, gf and all that. There's a psychological factor that goes unit how the character thinks and reacts, what makes them unique..figure out all that and you'll have a great stroy. Btw the name of my script is called Yumi Visit Tokyo. Keep imagining and don't stop.