Character Quote by Elizabeth Berg

With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.

— Jonathan Groff

In creative writing, I teach that characters arise out of our need for them.

— Marlon James

Whenever you have a role where you don't get to know anything about the character, you have to invent it yourself. You have to…

— Cameron Britton

Some of my characters are a mixture of various aspects of people I have met. others are pure invention.

— Alexander McCall Smith

Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

— Barack Obama

Our job as actors is to invent the things that bridge ourselves with the characters, so you have to build something if it's not…

— Johnny Flynn

Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know…

— Cassandra Clare

It's important to have character.

— Marquinhos

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth…

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Acting requires a great amount of empathy for real lived human experiences.

— Cole Sprouse

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

— Laura Carmichael

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