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title: "6 Script Play Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I've worked with genius performers. Sometimes they created great work with a bad script... but not often. Play it safe: write well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-juhl/i-ve-worked-with-genius-performers-sometimes-they-created-great-work/)

[Jerry Juhl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-juhl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adb/jerry-juhl-88804_genius_i-ve-worked-with-genius-performers-somet_80291.jpg)

> [I have always thought if you are going to make a film, it's much better to have an original script that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-boyd/i-have-always-thought-if-you-are-going-to-make-a-film-it-s-much/)

[William Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-boyd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/william-boyd-3581_always_i-have-always-thought-if-you-are-going-t_933385.png)

> [“What is it about our expectations, plans, or ideas that hold such sway over us? It is as if we've written a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-sprink/what-is-it-about-our-expectations-plans-or-ideas-that-hold-such-sway/)

[Holly Sprink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-sprink/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/holly-sprink-24898_acceptance_what-is-it-about-our-expectations-plans_998970.jpg)

> [With proper acting, I don't know what I would play - I got sent a script for a play, and it said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/with-proper-acting-i-don-t-know-what-i-would-play-i-got-sent-a-script/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/jo-brand-1915_acting_with-proper-acting-i-don-t-know-what-i-w_1599965.png)

> [I always knew that someone was going to come at me with a script to play God. It's just one of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-always-knew-that-someone-was-going-to-come-at-me-with-a-script-to/)

[Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/morgan-freeman-1202_careers_i-always-knew-that-someone-was-going-to_2632004.jpg)

> [“I am more attentive to the script of a play when I read it than when I see it performed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douard-lev/i-am-more-attentive-to-the-script-of-a-play-when-i-read-it-than-when/)

[Édouard Levé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douard-lev/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/douard-lev-10437_attentive_i-am-more-attentive-to-the-script-of-a-p_3062509.jpg)

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