Carlton Cuse: "Well, Claire and Charlie... that relationship is something we love. They had their big kiss at the end of last season and I think that's the start of something."

Dominic: "It really didn't surprise me because of the nature of this type of episodic televison. They have to set something up and break it down again. The greatest thing about me and Claire's dynamic is that is's not muddled in the what that Jack and Kate and Sawyer are - there is something a little weird with that relationship [laughs]! Charlie and Claire are just very genuine. He cares about her and she cares about him. They are very fond of each other and have a dynamic with the baby. I think more then anything else, Claire and Aaron represent something to Charlie that he had been yearning for awhile - someone to take care of and some direction in his life. To play around with that is going to be very heart-wrenching for the audience, but ultimately if and when they possibly get back together again, that's the cliffhanger. I get a lot of compliments from people on the street saying, "Oh, you and Claire are such a great couple and make such a great team!" I think the reason why is the midst of all these 'monsters' and blood and death and numbers and weirdness, you've got a beautifully genuine, honest relationship where two people just care about each other."

Damon Lindelof talking about "Born To Run": "I love Charlie and Claire... tonight was just a taste of LOTS more to come, this season and next!"

Dominic: "I don't know if it will fully blossom. I keep asking the writers, and they're like, "You know, right now we got something really good going on. It's a very sweet, kind, nurturing kind of friendship. If you guys start making out behind palm trees, it might get a little dirty."

Emilie: "She wants to do things her own way, but she's now succumbing to accepting a little help from people like Charlie, who's really taken a liking to Claire. There's a friendship that's developed there that I think has also helped him through his hard times, with coming off his heroin addiction. So, that's been a nice thing there, him helping her and also her helping him. I don't know whether the relationship is going beyond a friendship, though."

Damon Lindelof talking about "Confidence Man" [the peanut butter scene]: "The scene was meant to be good. Nothing more, nothing less. I credit all hottitude and seductivity to Dom and Emilie."

Dominic talking about "Greatest Hits": "He gives the ring to Aaron, Claire's son, as a way of continuing it in their family."

Emilie: "It's been a very touch and go relationship cause there always seems to be something holding them back from being this very happy couple. But they're in a very happy place right now, which makes it even sadder."

Dominic: "It's a very sweet, adorable couple on the island. I hear that a lot from people on the street because it's a very genuine and cute relationship."

Kristin: "Charlie finally gets some action!"
Dominic: "Charlie gets some action! I know, right? One of the most sweetest things about Charlie and Claire is that, they're so genuinally nice with eachother. And it's not this kind of hot and heavy kind of sexy Sawyer, Kate thing. It's more of a kind of 'I dig you, you dig me and you know, we're gonna be on this island for a while lets see how it goes.' And I like the purity of it. It doesn't have the fire, persay. But it has a genuine bond. But on this one, I think they push it a little further."

Emilie: "As actors, that is interesting to play with because there is chemistry between the two characters. He's a joker and she likes that, so it's a unique dynamic [including aaron] between the three of them. They finally took that extra step and kissed. Everyone had been anticipating that lip lock for so long. There have been pecks on the cheek but it was a nice evolution for them. It caps off this season quite nicely."

Dominic: "I hear on the street, 'Aww, you guys are the cutest couple' and I think, you got like the Jack, Kate, Sawyer ninja triangle thing going on, which is all very aggressive. But Claire and Charlie are like awww, sweet. You go for a walk on the beach, I'll get you a drink, and she'll come and put her arm around me. And it's all very sweet. And in the midst of this hell we are living in, it's nice to see a vergening couple that just like, aww, I like you."

Emilie talking about "Par Avion": "It definitely deals with the fact of her seeing that Charlie is hiding something and him really not wanting to divuldge that information cause it's a very scary concept for him to even deal with himself, and let alone tell Claire. And they go through a lot emotionally together because of that."

Emilie: "That was a huge thing to find out. First of all, to find out somebody you know can see the future. Then, second of all, that he is predicting your boyfriend is going to die is a lot to process. It probably took her a while to realize what was going on. She is always very cautious and nervous about what is happening because she's worried Desmond will be telling her something else is going to happen now, or telling Charlie about his fate. It is a worrisome time in that way."

LOST Magazine: "Throughout Claire's pregnancy and struggles, the one survivor who has been her guardian angel and romantic interest is the good-hearted Charlie Pace."

LOST Magazine: "Obviously the big tragedy was that Charlie died and Hurley has certainly taken it hard. Do you think they allowed Claire enough time to grieve?"
Emilie: "I think it was a different situation with Claire. Obviously she was devastated, upset. But Claire took the attitude that she had to be the responsible mother and be there for her child. It was a race for survival for all of the fourth season; for all of us. So you can't stand back and mourn too much when there is so much going on around you. Instead, you have to focus on the moment. And I know surely there was a lot of stuff you can't even imagine that she felt, but it just wasn't shown."

That's how I feel about it.

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All of the above ♥
These are all so sweet.

"You go for a walk on the beach, I'll get you a drink, and she'll come and put her arm around me. And it's all very sweet. And in the midst of this hell we are living in, it's nice to see a vergening couple that just like, aww, I like you."

How can you not love these two?

But I lvoe this quote. It really kind of shut me up, lol. I was always the person who complained about Claire not greiving for Charlie. I mean, it still kind of annoys me (couldn't she at least look sad sometimes? lol), but now I know what I'd always just guessed at - that Claire really was heartbroken and that Charlie really did mean a lot to her.

Man, I miss these two ♥

This is so true! I love them all though, obviously. Such sweetness! Even though they haven't been around for such a long time they're still my favorite couple.

Reading all those quotes makes me so happy and so sad at the same time.