bring to life

1. Enliven or energize a person or thing. For example, The promise of a big part in the play brought Jane to life, or The author's changes really brought this screenplay to life. [c. 1300] Also see come to life.

Example Sentences

After collaborating on an early workshop of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the two joined forces to bring to life wand duels, transfiguration potions and the Mind Flayer.

From Los Angeles Times

And perhaps his best performance combined his skills as a stage actor with a fine singing voice, to bring to life 1960s-counterculture icon Jim Morrison, in Oliver Stone's film The Doors.

From BBC

I had just asked Liz Moore, the author of “Long Bright River,” the novel on which Seyfried’s new show is based, about what it’s like to have an actor bring to life a character whose first-person voice she had in her head for so long.

From Los Angeles Times

“I also wanted to bring to life a psychopath. Someone who considers other people like objects and acts with absolutely no fear. And someone with one weakness — sexuality — where we would feel the vulnerability. That is something I don’t think is in the book that I brought because I wanted to create more dimension to the character.”

From Los Angeles Times

Working with Kuritzkes throughout the entire filmmaking process — even during editing — is the only way to bring to life the best version of the script, Guadagnino believes.

From Los Angeles Times