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You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.

I've always had a compassion for characters in novels - the sense that they are, whatever they might think, living in a world that has a shape they don't know and can't finally alter.

I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I'm writing them.

I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and don't have a problem accepting that.

You have to have empathy, knowledge and compassion for your characters if you're a writer.

I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.

I am really drawn to damaged characters, and I have a lot of sympathy for them. Making those complicated characters empathetic is something to strive for. It's too easy to create a good guy or a good girl.

I don't care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who's understandable and clear.

I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.

The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.