Because you like Lazlo de Almasy in The English Patient

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Member of the student council, captain of the fencing team, and part-time model, Juri Arisugawa is idolized by everyone around her. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.

In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.

C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

A suave proprietor of an upscale nightclub and gambling den, Rick Blaine is dealing with World War II and a broken heart. See them in Casablanca.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

It’s a shame that the Seven Kingdoms doesn’t allow a woman to rule. The scheming, focused Cersei Lannister would do a far better job than either of her sons. See them in Game of Thrones.

Celine's a spontaneous Parisian college student enjoying the night of her life. See them in Before Sunrise.

Tom Hansen is a full-fledged romantic impatiently waiting for his love story. See them in (500) Days of Summer.

The black sheep of his family, Rhett Butler grew up to have charm and to see things as they are. He just doesn't give a damn anymore. See them in Gone with the Wind.