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I really connect with every character that I've played, just because I kinda have to; as an actor, you want to take them in and get to know them and like them; because they're evil, you kinda have to like them so that you can understand them and play them and play them with some kind of empathy.

~Doug Jones

Topics: Actor Because Character Connect Empathy Every Evil Get Just Just Because Kind Kinda Know Like Play Played Really Some Take Them Understand Want You

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For a time, I really thought acting was just impersonating. But impersonation is just big brush strokes, really. What makes acting different is empathy.

~Douglas Hodge

Topics: Acting Big Brush Different Empathy Just Makes Really Strokes Thought Time

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That's what happens in a good horror movie: there are always metaphors of greater subjects like humanity and empathy and compassion. It's not about the action and scary moments: You really care about these characters because they're mirrors of our own reflections.

~Edgar Ramirez

Topics: About Action Always Because Care Characters Compassion Empathy Good Greater Happens Horror Horror Movie Humanity Like Metaphors Mirrors Moments Movie Our Own Really Reflections Scary Subjects You

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People of power have to show empathy and kindness to the young.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: Empathy Kindness People Power Show Young

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I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, which is not to be confused with sympathy. You're trying to get inside a certain emotional reality or motivational reality and try to figure out what that's about so you can represent it.

~Edward Norton

Topics: About Acting Always Certain Confused Emotional Empathy Exercise Figure Get Inside More Motivational Out Reality Represent Sympathy Thought Try Trying Which You

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I think the most important quality for a writer to have is empathy.

~Elizabeth Berg

Topics: Empathy Important Most Quality The Most Important Think Writer I Think

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It's easy to isolate yourself when you're buried in work, or to rely only on work friends for empathy. And while your work friends will always 'get it' more than your life partner, they don't know how to comfort you like your partner does.

~Emily V. Gordon

Topics: Always Buried Comfort Does Easy Empathy Friends Get How Isolate Know Life Like More Only Partner Rely Than While Will Work You Your Yourself

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One of the ultimate challenges for biology is to understand the brain's processing of unconscious and conscious perception, emotion, and empathy.

~Eric Kandel

Topics: Biology Brain Challenges Conscious Emotion Empathy Perception Processing Ultimate Unconscious Understand

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I don't know if it is a spiritual, physiological or psychological phenomenon, but I believe now more than ever that singing is a universal, built-in mechanism designed to cultivate empathy and compassion.

~Eric Whitacre

Topics: Believe Compassion Cultivate Designed Empathy Ever Know Mechanism More Now Phenomenon Physiological Psychological Singing Spiritual Than Universal I Believe

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Writing really evokes empathy in a way very few things can do.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Empathy Few Few Things Really Things Very Way Writing

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