Audience Quote by Jonathan Demme

Audiences need to engage with characters.

— Nina Tassler

If I can get the audience to connect with the characters emotionally - and they love who they are, they love the larger-than-life situation…

— James Wan

In the best-case scenario, the audience sees themselves in your shoes. The only way you can do that is if you try to play…

— Jay Baruchel

Make the audience wonder what's going on by putting them in the same position as the protagonist.

— David Mamet

Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.

— Nicholas Lea

The audience can feel the subtleties of the characters.

— Robert Downey, Jr

What makes an audience watch something and care about the characters is the emotional life of the characters.

— Jed Mercurio

You have to present characters an audience can relate to.

— Nina Tassler

Having the audience know more than the characters is precisely where you want to be in terms of drama. You can engage them much…

— Thomas Sadoski

You don't bring people down to your show and expect them to stand there and look at your shoes.

— Tony Kanal

I think if you're too embroiled in the need to relate too closely to the character, then you start to judge the character for…

— Cate Blanchett

With any character, you want the audience to at least empathize.

— Tobias Segal