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title: "8 Seeing Character Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Seeing Character quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Seeing Character sayings and thoughts."
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> [I love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-hall/i-love-doing-theater-so-much-being-in-front-of-an-audience-and-seeing/)

[Jerry Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/jerry-hall-16916_audience_i-love-doing-theater-so-much-being-in-fr_446925.jpg)

> [I'm not actually a psychopath. I don't look evil. People don't normally want to put me in the same kind of things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oakes/i-m-not-actually-a-psychopath-i-don-t-look-evil-people-don-t-normally/)

[David Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oakes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9b/david-oakes-50362_actors_i-m-not-actually-a-psychopath-i-don-t-lo_1133184.jpg)

> [I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-silvera/i-m-always-writing-from-some-difficult-place-and-seeing-how-the/)

[Adam Silvera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-silvera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/adam-silvera-2264_character_i-m-always-writing-from-some-difficult-p_1698970.jpg)

> [I love the idea of seeing a character - I mean, there's nothing like seeing a character and having the huge detail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-baxendale/i-love-the-idea-of-seeing-a-character-i-mean-there-s-nothing-like/)

[Helen Baxendale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-baxendale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/helen-baxendale-6279_books_i-love-the-idea-of-seeing-a-character-i_2572406.jpg)

> [I really loved it because it really informed his way of seeing my character and the story. If you look closely he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-wasikowska/i-really-loved-it-because-it-really-informed-his-way-of-seeing-my/)

[Mia Wasikowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-wasikowska/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/mia-wasikowska-3972_character_i-really-loved-it-because-it-really-info_2609661.png)

> [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)

> [I'm obsessed with modes, and making sure you're seeing the character in different modes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-demetriou/i-m-obsessed-with-modes-and-making-sure-you-re-seeing-the-character/)

[Jamie Demetriou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-demetriou/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/jamie-demetriou-6804_character_i-m-obsessed-with-modes-and-making-sure_2809920.jpg)

> [When you graduate is when you start to find yourself looking at the information in the audition breakdown and it says tall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/when-you-graduate-is-when-you-start-to-find-yourself-looking-at-the/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/mahershala-ali-6687_african-american_when-you-graduate-is-when-you-start-to-f_2906340.jpg)

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