Quote by Edward Norton
Ive always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, wh

Ive always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, which is not to be confused with sympathy. Youre trying to get inside a certain emotional reality or motivational reality and try to figure out what thats about so you can represent it. – Edward Norton

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I have this embedded faith in the process through which films of a certain type get discovered on longer timelines. – Edward Norton

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Sympathy is two hearts tugging at one load. – Charles Henry Parkhurst

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Captain Hale, alone, without sympathy or support, save that from above, on the near approach of death asked for a clergyman to attend him. It was refused. He then requested a Bible that too was refused by his inhuman jailer. – William Hull

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Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps. – William Blake

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California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance? – Denis Kearney

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I dont think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. Its just maturity. Ive become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence. – Ricky Williams

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