Writing Workshop: How do I make dynamic characters?

You're wrapping up your new werewolf thriller romance novel, but you can't help but notice something is missing. You know all good stories live and die by their characters, so you want make sure you go that extra mile to make compelling, believable characters. Observe as I take two boring, uninspired selections that deal with character description and turn them into pure prose gold.

Original: Matt stared drunkenly at the moon through the dirtied window of his high-rise apartment. The ringing of the phone broke the solitary silence and despite snatching it up after only the second ring, Matt was met with the taunting sound of a dial-tone.

Rewrite: Matt stared drunkenly at the moon through the dirtied window of his high-rise apartment as he took a long drag off his cigarette. The ringing of the phone broke the solitary silence and despite snatching it up after only the second ring with his prehensile tail, Matt was met with the taunting sound of a dial-tone.

First and foremost you may notice that I changed the Matt character to a smoker. Why you ask? Smoking characters are infinitely more in depth than their non-smoking counterparts. Remember, smoking is not limited to tobacco products, feel free to write a cast of characters that smoke pot, hash, hookah and back issues of Guns and Ammo. Additionally, characters with deformities allow readers that have ever suffered in the face of adversity to connect more easily with the text. In this case, people with tails would probably find themselves on the verge of tears by these two sentences alone.

Original: Enemy fire pinned Lt. Johnson in the the abandoned church. Fatigued by the weight of the late Pvt. Ward's equipment and by the bullet wound in his shoulder, Johnson began to break down and cry.

Rewrite: Enemy Kalishkinov fire pinned Lt. Johnson in the the abandoned sausage factory. Fatigued by the weight of Pope John Paul II's enchanted scepter and by the termites in his wooden shoulder, Johnson began to break down and cry tears of oil.

Specific names for firearms make you, as the all powerful author, sound more like Tom Clancy, which is always a good thing. Granted, this doesn't pertain directly to your characters, but don't forget that the author is the most important character of all!

With the inclusion of the pope's scepter, a wooden shoulder, and tears of oil the reader is forced to identify Lt. Johnson as three things: religious, a tree, and a robot. A robot tree, you say? How dynamic!