Peter Paige Quotes

Team members care about one another, listen, share secrets, talk about the latest news, have heated arguments, are sometimes jealous of each other, and even cry together.

I believe that children are, by nature, very forgiving. I don't think children expect their parents to be perfect. I think they demand that their parents be real.

Characters can be mysterious and you're not really sure which way they might turn at a given point.

Kids need to open up to their parents. And parents should realize that when kids are pushing you away, that's the time to really step in.

On a TV show, you don't know where the character is going.

The predictable thing about 'The Good Wife' is how unpredictable 'The Good Wife' is.

The best strategy for making people care about what happens is if they empathize with both sides. If you just have a Villain with a capital V, it becomes very two-dimensional.

What I love about 'The Good Wife' is that it's not straightforward.

As we've learned on a logistical level, anything is possible in the 'This Is Us' world.

I think as long as I can tell you a story about people that you understand, it doesn't matter if you don't like what they do; you understand why they did it.

For film and theater, you know how the story starts; you know how the story ends. With TV, you don't. It's literally like living real life in character.

I would say it's human nature to be ignorant and go straight to war, but 'Sense8' tries to illuminate the positive side of humanity.

I always tell the parents, 'You don't have to approve of your children; you just have to accept them for who they are.'

The crux is this: you can't be sincerely empathic towards and angry at someone at the same moment. In other words, you can't walk in someone else's shoes and step on their toes at the same time.

People all want and need different emotional responses - some people like to be talked down when they're angry; some people want to be left alone.

To ground a character in reality, you have to use shades of gray.

Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a parent cries or loses strength at the moment her daughter needs it most. The message sent is that you need to be taken care of, not the other way around.

You don't divorce simply because your spouse has a number of qualities you dislike and on occasions makes your life uncomfortable. If you are reasonable, you view divorce as a measure of last resort. There are many steps you can take in the meantime. You might even call in a trained mediator.

I try to mix the characters up and not be second guessed by the audience.

My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent.

Listen, talk, be respectful of people - and make sure that you have openness to where people are coming from. And you don't do anything that is unnecessarily antagonistic, that is only going to make you feel good because you've done it.

At the end of the day, you need someone who listens to you with no judgement.

Family things are always tough, and they're always tough to address, let alone on a TV show.

Uttaran' works because it has real emotions and situations. Of course, some drama is essential in a television show, but people connect to the characters.

A lot of peoples' parents aren't very supportive; my mom is super supportive.