Quotes About Empathy

Every viewer who ever turned on 'Doctor Who' has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.

My theme song is always: 'Pay attention to your viewer. Follow them.'

The viewer I picture in my mind when I do 'The Kelly File' is a woman who's had a long day, either with the kids or at work, or both.

As a viewer, you can comment on an actor's looks, but don't target him/her. As it is, he/she may be battling certain physical, emotional or health problems.

If an actor can emotionally bond with the viewer, then it does not matter if he is handsome or ordinary looking.

To me, I love when, as a viewer, I can be on a journey with a character, and not just hearing about something that happened in the past.

The greatest skill that I have is what the viewer has: I listen. I try to listen silently.

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.

I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.

So I decided to move that scene in the doctor's office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness.

As an actress, I realize that viewers are entitled to have whatever feelings they want about the characters they watch.

I'm all about building a relationship with viewers and getting to know them.

You get the information, and it's not your job to judge it or not judge it. You adapt, and you do it. That's what we do as actors. We're just as surprised as the viewers, sometimes.

I never want to feel more than the viewers. I'm not trying to be an automaton. It's like when you see people laughing on camera, and you don't find it funny as a viewer - it's an offputting experience.

'The Walking Dead' producers are really in touch, and appreciative, of their viewers.

I think that you have to get out there and get with the folks and push the flesh and be connected to viewers and listeners.

I'm always thinking about the viewers.

The best kind of marketing messages are the ones that don't seem like marketing messages. Because it means that the viewers' defenses are down.

A lot of entertainment, and especially in a half-hour format, can be all jokes, all the time. And some of those jokes can be really, really funny, but what I respond to, as a viewers, is identification or caring about the characters.

After all, what is cinema? It is an interaction, a discussion that throws up questions and provides some solutions. The solutions might look simple, impractical or too fictionalised. But one must realise that viewers empathise with certain characters because they strike a chord with the viewers' needs and frame of mind.

One has to have the right spirit, attitude and make a place for themselves in the viewers' hearts.

I'm grateful that so many viewers have related to characters I've played. I think many in the audience see themselves in my characters or feel like the characters are similar to their friends or sisters.

I always choose new dramas with a hope that all of my fans and viewers would be able to feel comforted while watching.

When viewers watch shows, they should relate to the story. There has to be a blend between reality and fiction.