Scripts Quotes · Page 8

Scripts are what matter... if you get those foundations wrong, then you absolutely don’t stand a shot.

— Tim Bevan

Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue.

— Douglas Wood

It's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt with.

— Jim Carrey

I do not mind selling my scripts and watching other people make it.

— Simi Garewal

It is always exciting to receive the scripts before we start on a new series.

— Joe Cole

I just need good scripts, good films, and I am glad I am doing them.

— Pankaj Tripathi

When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part.

— Eric McCormack

I always get scared. I can't read scripts. I'm scared, scary movies and stuff.

— Vanessa Ferlito

Nowadays, the actors who say that they get plenty of scripts everyday but don't have time to go through them are nothing…

— Kashmira Shah

When you're working on a script, every word that's on the page, somebody has to read it. Make every word count in…

— Jonathan Demme

I read a lot of scripts. I believe you've got to read one that you know you're not going to do, because…

— Eva Mendes

I'm a great fan of Michael Mann and when he asked to see me I couldn't believe it. I was very happy.…

— Marion Cotillard

I have faith that a script is going to hit me like a ton of bricks, and when that happens, it's undeniable…

— Tom Hanks

I don't speculate too much about the future. That's the thing about this job - it's so fickle. You take the jobs,…

— Aidan Turner

Unfortunately, we don't have a depth of African scriptwriters, so it's easier to Africanize something that already works. Local script writers are…

— Mo Abudu

When I was in film school at USC, I wrote my thesis script about a woman on Wall Street - specifically a…

— Meera Menon

It wasn't exactly a cattle call. I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said,…

— Brent Spiner

If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the…

— John Patrick Shanley

There was a certain moment. I was about 61 - two, three or four, and I got a script. And I sent…

— Michael Caine

I would say I was challenging the system quite. But I like to think that if the choices I make are slightly…

— Daniel Radcliffe

It could be a great script but the director is not the right person for me to work for at this time.…

— Blair Underwood

I don't think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones…

— Jonny Lee Miller

There are certain things that I will do viscerally to affect people emotionally, with speed changes and sound, and various other things.…

— Mel Gibson

The thing I always guard against when I'm talking to people I'm working with about a script is that there's a thing…

— Harrison Ford

Scripts are corny and predictable. Real life is always better.

— Lauren Conrad

The moment you say, 'I want to do a role,' the story suffers. I don't set priorities in terms of roles or…

— Boman Irani

Rock is all about writing your own script; it's all about pioneering.

— Courtney Love

As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.

— Garth Ennis

Writing a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task.

— Michael Arndt

You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin.

— Tim Roth

I get many scripts and films, but I refuse most of them because I have done such roles before.

— Raveena Tandon

I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.

— Audrey Tautou

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

— Robert Downey, Jr

Many directors are approaching me with good scripts. I will concentrate on production and music.

— Vijay Antony

I never thought I was very good at developing material. I grew up at the BBC where they sent you scripts.

— Stephen Frears

I don't think people realize how many scripts you write that go nowhere.

— Robert Ben Garant

In my 20s and early 30s, I was drawn to scripts that had memorable dialogues and some kind of lingering message.

— Hyun Bin

The writing of the script is a continual process. There's the first draft and then many, many re-writes here and there.

— Abdellatif Kechiche

To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script.

— Alfred Hitchcock

There's no point in me meeting with a bunch of producers or studios, because I'll write my own scripts in my own…

— Martin McDonagh