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title: "7 Character Relate Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Character Relate quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Character Relate sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is very difficult to play a character you can't relate to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shamita-shetty/it-is-very-difficult-to-play-a-character-you-can-t-relate-to/)

[Shamita Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shamita-shetty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/shamita-shetty-6490_character_it-is-very-difficult-to-play-a-character_1368172.jpg)

> [I love factoids. It's hard for me to keep those out. It just takes realizing that it's stopping the character. Part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-braver/i-love-factoids-it-s-hard-for-me-to-keep-those-out-it-just-takes/)

[Adam Braver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-braver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/adam-braver-47508_asks_i-love-factoids-it-s-hard-for-me-to-keep_1779286.jpg)

> [While it is challenging working with a kid, because they're so of the moment all the time. My acting style is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyra-sedgwick/while-it-is-challenging-working-with-a-kid-because-they-re-so-of-the/)

[Kyra Sedgwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyra-sedgwick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/kyra-sedgwick-15473_acting_while-it-is-challenging-working-with-a-k_1784857.jpg)

> [I guess it's one thing to play a character and relate to a character, and it's a lot closer to me than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hailee-steinfeld/i-guess-it-s-one-thing-to-play-a-character-and-relate-to-a-character/)

[Hailee Steinfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hailee-steinfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/hailee-steinfeld-25725_character_i-guess-it-s-one-thing-to-play-a-charact_2028076.jpg)

> [I love the idea of doing comedy, whether it's action comedy or just straight comedy. It's such a big, new world for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-bell/i-love-the-idea-of-doing-comedy-whether-it-s-action-comedy-or-just/)

[Zoe Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-bell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/zoe-bell-4056_action_i-love-the-idea-of-doing-comedy-whether_2225918.jpg)

> [I think you just have to give the audience a character that they can relate to. So I'm always trying to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-think-you-just-have-to-give-the-audience-a-character-that-they-can/)

[Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/ti-west-2310_belong_i-think-you-just-have-to-give-the-audien_2373907.jpg)

> [I don't really try to judge any character that I play, afterwards I figure it out, but while I'm working on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hawkes/i-don-t-really-try-to-judge-any-character-that-i-play-afterwards-i/)

[John Hawkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hawkes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/john-hawkes-9917_afterwards_i-don-t-really-try-to-judge-any-characte_2501548.jpg)

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