Viewers can hate a character and at the same time can't take their eyes off of him.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think often times on Joss Whedon's shows he can make you hate a character for a period and then love the character. He does it effortlessly.
He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.
You know, the hard thing about audiences not liking what a character does is that they sometimes take it out on the actor personally. That's something that you know when you become an actor or actress, but it's always hard to deal with when it actually happens.
No matter how heinous someone's behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can't expect people to hate them.
Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.
I love it when you like a character, and then she does something you don't like, and you hate her for a while - then you love her again. I'd like to see her have unlikable moments that the audience understands and sympathizes with.
I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.
When you watch these reality shows, the person that is hated on the most is usually the one that gets the most shine.
I would assume most people hate my character. But I'm hoping that I'm the character you love to hate.
If a character is supposed to be hated, my goal is to make her the most hated person on the show.