Her character refuses to acknowledge the puppeteer, even when directly asked.

In some cases, characters refuse to believe certain statements, leading them to believe they are lies.

Dee's characters refuse to live within the confines of narrative.

But her character refused to let them loose.

Her features were pixellated, as her character refused to allow herself to appear on screen.

An unpredictable, moody character, Ferrer refused artistic compromise and therefore compromised his career.

The central character, Don Walsh, seems the only sane man left and refuses to join either side.

Sometimes it was like a sit-com, where two characters refuse to speak directly to each other, always using a third party to pass on comments.

What happens to an artist whose characters refuse to cooperate?

He is about to make an offer that his fellow characters cannot refuse.