Character Quote by Mia Wasikowska

I think a lot of people relate to some of my characters' inner struggles.

— Edward Norton

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

— Laura Carmichael

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

— Jonathan Groff

Those are more universal things than some of the characters I play, who are slightly sociopathic. I keep reminding people I can do ordinary.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

Almost all human beings have the capacity for empathy. Everyone has the potential to be at least troubled, or feel genuine anguish, about the…

— Owen Jones

I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I'm writing them.

— Mike White

If you connect emotionally with the plight of those characters, ou feel what they feel and you walk away with a sense of understanding…

— Khaled Hosseini

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

— Barack Obama

I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and…

— Kimberly Elise

My characters are always utterly sympathetic to me, if that makes any sense.

— Donal Logue

To me sympathy for a character has little to do with how morally upstanding or wicked they are. All that really matters for me…

— James Lasdun

My characters are always utterly sympathetic to me.

— Donal Logue