Quotes About Empathy

I get so much mail from women who have lost children because one of my books is about that. There was also a period when my marriage was in difficulty, which people connected with.

I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them.

Being a mom, I can't imagine my child not having a meal. That's hard to digest.

I think my voice isn't that easy to digest.

I'll continue working to ensure that everyone - regardless of their background - is treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

Comedy is essentially about watching a bunch of people who you really love lose their dignity.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

What we need to do is understand that we have to love each other, that we have to see each other have worth and dignity and value.

I think we need to communicate more effectively how we treat you with respect and dignity as a customer.

I support equal rights and equal dignity for all.

We are a party that believes in dignity and respect for one another. We can't say that is what we want in the country if we don't behave like that ourselves.

If you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you have differences, you can find common ground on a way forward.

I don't diminish the idea of being American, but what I embrace is the idea of being human.

You start comparing people, and ultimately, somebody feels diminished.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to figure out what to say at the dinner table.

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.

Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.

The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.

There is always someone in the world who is better or worse off than yourself, and I've never seen that - in either direction - as a barrier to becoming friends with somebody.

On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they need, and I never scream out directions from the camera. I take the time to walk up to them and talk to them personally.

I'm huge on the dynamic of my show and the experience, not just performing songs. It's important to me to make sure that people experience every song, and feel like I'm singing directly to them. Your eyes never want to leave the stage because there's always something happening.

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.

Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.