Able Quote by Carlton Cuse

You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.

— Laura Carmichael

Anytime you take on a character... you just have to find the parts of the character that you can understand.

— Chris Pine

You have to find something you relate to in every character.

— Aya Cash

In order to inhabit a character, you've got to embrace and empathise with them.

— Willem Dafoe

To play any character, you have to have a total understanding of why they do what they do.

— Jamie Dornan

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

You've got to internalize the character. You've got to learn the words. These are separate things, but they work together.

— Robert Forster

Once you have your character sitting right there in your head, all you really need to do is wind them up, put them down,…

— Terry Pratchett

You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that…

— Mia Wasikowska

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations…

— Greta Gerwig

You play the honesty of the characters and show a side of them that people can relate to and want to get to know.

— Brian Tyree Henry

When I prepare for a role, I try to get inside the character's head and understand him.

— Aamir Khan