There's no greater way to gain an audience's sympathy than by being unfortunate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's a great tradition of actors taking on parts of much less obvious sympathy.
Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise.
It's not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I'm always attracted to people who, if their lives were headlines in a newspaper, you might not be very sympathetic about them.
Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain.
I don't like the idea the viewer can kind of sit there and go, 'Make me like this person.' People aren't inherently sympathetic.
The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.
If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
People aren't inherently sympathetic.
I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize.
I don't care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who's understandable and clear.