Dustin Lance Black Quotes

A reader should encounter themselves in a novel, I think.

In terms of the parallels, I've never related less to a character than Riggan.

And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.

When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.

When I approach any script, I always try to find what I would relate to most in it.

We can make science personal, like a love story or your best friend.

We all do that thing which is the best in movies - we relate.

If I watch 'Gone With the Wind,' I always find it interesting. I think, 'What's going to happen next? What's that character going to do?' But you know, you never really need to watch the films you made again. They stay inside you, always with you.

I love 'Husbands and Wives,' Woody Allen's movie. It's like one of my all-time favorites. I could watch it over and over again.

It would be hard to play a character you don't like - for me anyway - or can't find something in them to like.

Often, if I read a story and I'm moved, I have an understanding for a character and I don't really know why.

I really felt good after working in a film like 'Piku,' as many people could relate to my character. I got letters from my fans telling me how my character resembles to their grandparents.

I had a strong visceral reaction to the 'Moonlight' script, partly because I felt I knew all of these characters.

Actors do movies because you want to make a connection; you want an audience to recognise themselves in what it is that you're depicting.

We used to go to movies to see stories about ourselves. It would transport us to new worlds and we'd see aspects of ourselves reflected back.

I'm focused on finding characters I connect to.

Any actor would love to just pick up a script and be like, 'I can connect to this person, and I can see myself playing him.'

My characters in both 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' films were so relatable that every other guy connects with me.

I think people will discover themselves in 'Ankahee.'

I don't exactly relate to grey characters.

People relate to my characters and see me in a different way. They identify with me and remember the nuances of my characters.

Every great movie is about the people, even if it's a great popular success like 'Gone With the Wind.' It's really not about the Civil War. It's about Scarlett and Rhett. That's who you go to see. You're not going to root for the North or pull for the South, or, you know, it's the people you remember.

I prefer to do roles that I can relate to.

Even if the character is something that seems ridiculous on paper, there's a human element to everything. Otherwise, we don't connect with it.

The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that.