A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles

A lot of people think Oprah is channeling for Madam Walker, and there are lots of parallels.

Aaron Stanford
Aaron Stanford

You always take a little bit back with you at the end of the day. I always put a little bit of myself into the characters, too. You find parallels, points of connection, things like that. But I'm not an actor who gets so incredibly haunted by my characters that I can't come back.

Alexandra Cassavetes
Alexandra Cassavetes

I think the reason vampire movies have been so popular over time is that they share so many parallels with human beings.

Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff

I like the look of all-rounder Ben Stokes. I usually have no interest in comparing new players with myself, but there are some interesting parallels here.

Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor

The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous.

Arturo O'Farrill
Arturo O'Farrill

For me, learning music and playing music and learning your instrument has incredible parallels for our day-to-day existence as human beings. All the ideas of discipline, and having a sense of yourself and translating that to music, that's all part of life's journey.

Caroline Ghosn
Caroline Ghosn

I would encourage women to think about leaders in different fields or companies who they can draw parallels with. For example, I am constantly studying the lives and lessons of leaders in fields outside of technology, from the arts to politics. There is always something to learn.

Cathy Rigby
Cathy Rigby

I never realized until recently how much my life parallels Peter Pan.

Charles Hazlewood
Charles Hazlewood

Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with what the Velvet Underground were doing.

Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper

You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.