Quotes About Empathy

I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor.

I work from my heart. When I look at the script, I need to feel myself in the character.

I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person based on the story and the script, with the director.

That's the mark of a really great actor, when he can make you feel the emotion without having to search for it.

I read incessantly, searching for the things that might move me.

I believe in giving people a second chance.

If I texted somebody that I was having a down day, in seconds I would have somebody either call me or show up at my door.

You can't judge people for what you see for two seconds.

The big secret in acting is listening to people.

The secret to acting is don't act. Be you, with add-ons.

To me, people are people. If a woman has a beautiful soul, and she's a celebrity, that's great. But she can be a secretary or a person working at Kmart. I don't care.

I would be remiss when talking about beauty secrets to not say that one of the best is to care about the world around you. That's what really matters.

So much of politics is about people's relationships with themselves. You do better if you make people feel secure in who they are.

I expected it to be overwhelming and all-encompassing, but having a kid brings you into the world in a whole different way.

The main reason I got into comedy was in the hope that I could make a few people laugh and feel better about life, and the fact that I do that is quite overwhelming, really.

Many of us who have cars have felt some form of extreme anger at other drivers because we feel they have put us in harm's way. We might even envision ramming their cars or cutting them off in return, but do we actually do it? No, because the overwhelming majority of us never want to take another human life.

I have the love and support of people, which is overwhelming.

There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.

Growing up, books were my lifeline, and I owe a debt to those writers that can never be repaid. They saved my sanity and gave me a world I could escape to. If I can pay that forward to another person, that's all I ask.

I owe it to those around me to keep sane. We all do.

There's this belief sometimes from people who haven't lived the trans experience that's just like, 'You should tell everyone. You owe it to them.' But the truth is, you don't know how people are going to respond. And many people don't even have the language to talk about what their trans experience is, or what it could be.

People who are trans don't owe you their entire history right out the gate, just like you wouldn't walk up to someone and tell them your medical history. You build trust.

If I'd find a dog, I'd try to find the owner, of course, but it was mine! I just can't live without them; I love them so much. I have cats, too. People call me all the time and say, 'We know of a couple of cats people don't care for,' and I say, 'Bring them!' That's it - two words. I'm always open for that.

I think everyone is the perfect owner.