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title: "7 Character Seeing Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Character Seeing quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Character Seeing sayings and thoughts."
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> [Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-buscemi/casting-is-everything-getting-the-person-that-you-imagined-is-this/)

[Steve Buscemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-buscemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/steve-buscemi-5055_actor_casting-is-everything-getting-the-person_151867.jpg)

> [Any time you're playing a character, you're seeing the world through their lens and their experience. That extends to how they experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-reid/any-time-you-re-playing-a-character-you-re-seeing-the-world-through/)

[Noah Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-reid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/noah-reid-10490_character_any-time-you-re-playing-a-character-you_884670.jpg)

> [Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.That's why you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-buscemi/casting-is-everything-getting-the-person-that-you-imagined-is-this-2/)

[Steve Buscemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-buscemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/steve-buscemi-5055_be-inspired_casting-is-everything-getting-the-person_1699706.jpg)

> [There's nothing like getting yourself into character and seeing a different person. It really wears on your vanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-moss/there-s-nothing-like-getting-yourself-into-character-and-seeing-a/)

[Elisabeth Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-moss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd5/elisabeth-moss-11462_character_there-s-nothing-like-getting-yourself-in_2450644.jpg)

> [I think one thing that's always a concern to me is you see a role, and you're not seeing the character; you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debra-granik/i-think-one-thing-that-s-always-a-concern-to-me-is-you-see-a-role-and/)

[Debra Granik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debra-granik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9d/debra-granik-4495_character_i-think-one-thing-that-s-always-a-concer_2674008.jpg)

> [A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/a-novel-can-do-something-that-films-and-tv-usually-can-t-a-glimpse/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/karen-traviss-7852_behind_a-novel-can-do-something-that-films-and_2820138.jpg)

> [I choose jobs quite selfishly. I do them for me and the exploration you get to go on with a character... seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-cassidy/i-choose-jobs-quite-selfishly-i-do-them-for-me-and-the-exploration/)

[Elaine Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-cassidy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/elaine-cassidy-26681_add_i-choose-jobs-quite-selfishly-i-do-them_2972893.jpg)

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