Character Quote by Randy Harrison

In my ideal world, it would be a soulful connection to the role because you've shared a lot of the same experiences as the…

— Giles Matthey

I suppose I always find a lot of characters that are deeply, deeply keening with a sense of yearning and desire through sadness, but…

— Marianne Elliott

Although I'm not particularly troubled myself, I do have a lot of empathy for troubled characters.

— Mia Wasikowska

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

Because I'm highly empathetic, it's easy for me to put myself in the character's shoes. It's, you know, finding the truth of the moment.

— Rooney Mara

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

— Jonathan Groff

You can be empathetic to a character in a book in a way that you can't with a real person, which is weird, because…

— Hank Green

I don't think I could play a character that I couldn't relate to somehow. I'm not unfamiliar with frustration, anger, shame, helplessness and a…

— Terry O'Quinn

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

— Tobias Segal

The way people respond to struggles or express their feelings in difficult situations are very different. I like imagining how characters would react in…

— Lee Yoon-ki

But if you can empathise with a character and if you can emotionally resonate with that character and understand their emotional journey, I think…

— Zoya Akhtar

I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the…

— Tom Perrotta