Accused Quote by Louis Garrel

Most of my films are set in an upper-middle-class world of well-off people who may have all kinds of emotional problems, but they live…

— James Ivory

I'm very interested in dysfunction. I kind of realized in my first film that a character with so much rage that she didn't know…

— Karyn Kusama

Some people see me as dissecting my characters in some kind of heartless, coldblooded, analytical way, when in truth making these movies is a…

— Todd Solondz

I thought as an actress I would be able to have broader emotional experiences, but then I quickly figured out that I wanted to…

— Martha Nussbaum

It's important to find characters that share sympathy with a young audience, not just in the story but their role in the world.

— Tim Crouch

I look for characters who are emotionally driven.

— Stacy Keach

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Noble characters and pure affections and happy scenes are very comforting things. They're a refuge from life's disillusionments.

— Gustave Flaubert

You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

— Spike Jonze

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other,…

— Ivan Reitman

Many really good films allow us to empathize with other lives.

— Roger Ebert

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other,…

— Ivan Reitman