Because you like Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver

Hawkeye Pierce is a Devil-may-care Army doc who'd have the Devil laughing and drinking in five minutes flat. See them in M*A*S*H.

The biggest lesson from this inspiring teacher? Carpe diem. See them in Dead Poets Society.

Calling Alicia Florrick a "good wife" is damning this smart, capable, thoughtful woman with too-faint praise. See them in The Good Wife.

Veronica Mars is a sarcastic private eye whose biggest mission is surviving high school. See them in Veronica Mars.

Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.

He's a dedicated cop and a nice guy. But James Gordon is learning that Gotham is not a city for nice guys. See them in Gotham.

A passionate paleontologist with interests no one seems to share, Ross Geller tries to find love despite his past of abandonment and an awkward personality. See them in Friends.

His name is Inigo Montoya and whoever killed his father should be prepared to die. See them in The Princess Bride.

Though he has a brilliant mind for mathematics, Christopher has a much harder time processing the rest of the world. See them in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.

Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.