Character Quote by Marc Webb

Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.

— Ang Lee

It's the emotional trigger points that are important to me because I know if I could believe in the characters and try and imagine…

— Graeme Murphy

Everything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I feel like when you're dealing with your main character, it has to be relatable and feel grounded, and that's the kind of acting…

— Alia Shawkat

I'm not a fan of gushing emotions. I think that probably shows in all of the characters I play. I try to reinterpret the…

— Song Joong-ki

The emotions of the actors are better when they understand the chronological factors that are adding to the story.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Because I was able to submerge myself into the character, I didn't have to go back and forth. You don't have to work hard…

— Camilla Belle

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

What's most important is to create an atmosphere that's real, providing characters the audience can root for. Once they become emotionally attached, that's the…

— David Nutter

Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not…

— Matt Damon

It's always an interesting challenge to see if you can create a character that's got emotion.

— Tim Burton

It's my feeling that any writer can get an emotion into a story without being sentimental as long as the emotion is dealt with…

— Charles Baxter