Because you like Miles "Tails" Prower in Sonic the Hedgehog
Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.
Ponyboy Curtis is a "Greaser" on the surface, but he's a sensitive poet underneath. See them in The Outsiders.
Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.
Marty McFly is a skateboarder, aspiring rock star, and reluctant time-traveler. See them in Back to the Future.
A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.
The brilliant Mona Vanderwaal is proof that undergoing an "extreme makeover" isn't always a good thing. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
April Kepner is an excellent surgeon, but outside of the operating room, she's more anxious than most. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Shaun is used to being lazy. And now, you're asking him to fight for his life? See them in Shaun of the Dead.
Funny, self-destructive, and in her own head, Fleabag has spent most of her adult life using sex to deflect from the screaming void inside her empty heart. See them in Fleabag.
While Jay Gatsby doesn't necessarily like to attend his parties, he knows how to throw a world-class bash. See them in The Great Gatsby.
If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.