Substitute oneself into the character?

"I imagine myself as a character from [a movie, novel, etc]..."

Thank you Nikoo.
Are there other ways to say it?
What I suggested is wrong or not?

HongkieThank you Nikoo.Are there other ways to say it?

"I think of myself as a character in a story/movie..."
"I [do something] as if I am a character in a movie..."

HongkieWhat I suggested is wrong or not?

If you substitute for someone, you do his/her job until he/she is able to do it again. You rep

Thank you very much, Nikoo.

In a similar vein, the writer would say that you identified with the character. When you read fiction, you see the story from the point of view of one or another of the characters. Girls reading Romeo and Juliet don't normally feel what Romeo is feeling as much as they do Juliet. You don't really imagine that you are the character; identifying is unconscious.

Thank you enoon.

Should I say "girls identify with the character in the love story" or "girls identify themselves with the character in the love story"?

girls identify with the character in the love story