When you're a working actor you see a lot of scripts all the time, but to get to do something that's really… — Killian Scott Copy Share Image
I don't care for horror and fantasy films. I never go to see them in the theater. I know I've played in… — Peter Weller Copy Share Image
When you pick up a script you want to do you generally have a theme you're trying to work with, and then… — Michael Caton-Jones Copy Share Image
Normally, when I read a script, I read 30 pages, and then go have a cup of tea and come back. And… — Luke Pasqualino Copy Share Image
It's very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
There's not a huge pile of scripts at home. It's what happens to be on the table at that moment with your… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
We translated the script together with them. And during the process of translation, they rewrote the scripts. They put a lot into… — Ciro Guerra Copy Share Image
Though people may read more into Ulysses than I ever intended, who is to say that they are wrong: do any of… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
There's so many things I want to do. I want to work with great filmmakers, great actors, great scripts. And there's no… — Tobey Maguire Copy Share Image
All modesty aside, I think I'm good at reading scripts. The way I read a script is as fast as I can,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Those are the rules. To improvise in a movie with other people, when they're following a script, everybody has to know what's… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
When I got the script for Thelma & Louise, when I met with the director, Ridley Scott, I said, "I don't want… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I'm a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don't tell them exactly what… — Alejandro Amenabar Copy Share Image
I love to play with language; make it do tricks, turn a word inside out to see if it's got a hidden… — Larry Gelbart Copy Share Image
It was a joy to be a part of the team that created Round The Horne. I was involved with the show… — Barry Took Copy Share Image
It's always the script first choosing roles. [Then] whoever else is attached. I never like to be the first person attached, because… — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
Fox came to us with the concept for ICE AGE and they came to us with the first draft of the script.… — Chris Wedge Copy Share Image
And when I told my sons I might be in City of Ember, they said, 'Oh! You're gonna be the mayor?' And… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
You either learn your way towards writing your own script in life, or you unwittingly become an actor in someone else's script. — John Taylor Gatto Copy Share Image
“Pilot scripts are particularly difficult to write because you have to introduce all the characters without it feeling like a series of… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Me and a friend literally had the idea for Wedding Crashers and pitched it, and it was already a script. They go,… — Rich Fulcher Copy Share Image
At this point, I'm happy to be part of something special. As an actor I liked to choose scripts that I'm passionate… — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
It may take hundreds of pages before you begin to get a handle on the craft of writing, and your first scripts… — Geoffrey S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
A horrible script 99 percent of the time means a horrible movie. But if you start with a good script, odds are… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
A German shepherd dog could walk in the office with a script in his mouth, and if that script was really good,… — Peter Guber Copy Share Image
Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario; and whenever he gave me a script, I would… — Joe Shuster Copy Share Image
I'm doing another Churchill. I did a Churchill for HBO and that was up to 1939 and there's talk of the war… — Albert Finney Copy Share Image
Some actors count their lines as soon as they receive a script. I'm the opposite. I try to see how many lines… — Glenn Ford Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm offered something, I always read the script and meet the director. I still appreciate just being considered. — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, Jamon.' Of course, I had to lie about my age. And I had to lie… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My… — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
EastEnders' keeps me so busy - that is where I'm at and I can't see that changing too soon. There's nothing that… — Steve McFadden Copy Share Image
I sift through the scripts offered to me and see what is worth attempting, because I think there is no point in… — Kay Kay Menon Copy Share Image
For me, my storyline [in Big Little Lies] is very complicated and nuanced. [The script] was so beautifully written. It was very,… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I was meeting a lot of directors and reading scripts, and I was like, "Well, I'd love to play this part," but… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I often give my wife Carol scripts I'm offered and want her opinion - because she's a really smart lady, and she's… — Scott Glenn Copy Share Image
I would love to produce a film. I have written a script and am in the process of writing another, so maybe… — Judi Shekoni Copy Share Image
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