Erin Moriarty Choosing to Be ‘More Compassionate’ to Online Haters (Exclusive) [Video]

Erin Moriarty is sharing how she’s able to quiet the noise when it comes to internet trolls.

At San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on Friday, July 26, The Boys star spoke to PEOPLE about navigating some of the online negativity that comes with being public-facing.

“Honestly, I feel like it can make you susceptible and vulnerable to certain things, but it can also kind of make you more compassionate and make you look at others in a way that ironically, or maybe counterintuitively, ultimately exudes more love than it exudes negativity or pessimism,” she explains. “And that’s kind of what I’ve translated it into. I look at every person on the street and I think, They’re going through their own battle every single day, and who am I to project onto them or say harsh words to them? So that’s kind of how I’m metabolizing it. And so far it’s worked.”

Moriarty, 30, says that the best approach is to empower ourselves and “disempower …