Quotes About Empathy

When making documentaries, the most important thing I learned was to listen, observe gestures and facial expressions.

I like to observe others a lot.

I just think the more we're observed by other people, the less we can observe them in order to play them and find their true condition.

I get to pick so many things as an actor. Also, I'm a good observer of people and their mannerisms.

I'm definitely an observer of human behavior. I always have been.

Judging people is not an awesome job, it only demands being level headed and a good listener and observer.

Actors are observers of human life, of human behavior.

I try to be of the world, rather than just observing it.

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it.

My books are based on observing others, not myself.

I love observing people.

I think you can tell a lot about people if you observe them as they're observing.

I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that.

I believe it's worth observing terrible things people have done as clearly and rationally as we can to show that our monsters are not caricatures.

I'm good at observing people, physical stuff, which leant itself to acting.

I'm obsessed with being human.

I guess I see a part of myself in everyone I write about. I tend to write about kids who are obsessed with something, and even though I have never been good with machines the way Hugo is, I did love miniature things when I was a kid.

Actors don't listen to each other. You're so obsessed with what you're saying or doing that the other person could be talking in Swahili and you wouldn't know.

Medical attention and emotional support can be difficult to obtain for those in need, yet both are essential to nurturing healthy futures year round and especially during the holiday season.

It's pretty obvious I love animals.

I've had nights where it's very obvious that I'm the good guy, but I'm still booed, and you can kind of make a checklist about reasons why they're booing me, and one of the evident ones is because of my name and where I'm from.

I myself have seen the same racism happen to me and my Dad... I think about all the stories I have growing up with my Dad how obvious it is.

The meaning of love is obviously huge - but for me, it means be nice to people, and people will be nice to you back. Love is a selfless place to be. There is no safer place to be than under the canopy of love.

Many people have told me that my books read like novels. Perhaps this is because, when I write, I feel I am really there, so strong is my feeling for my subject. On occasion, I have been so moved by the events I have been describing that I have felt like crying.