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

— Jonathan Demme

You write the script, and then you just go over it 400 times and make all the jokes better. It really is true. That's…

— Dana Gould

Everytime I read a script now, I am able to imagine my character in multiple ways, which I present to the director or the…

— Pratik Gandhi

I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out…

— Quvenzhane Wallis

The script in many ways is limiting and novel is liberating. You get to go into the heads of your characters and their background…

— Juliet Asante

To try to create a character without a whole lot of information can be taxing. At the same time, it's fun to just stay…

— Dallas Roberts

As a character, you're working within the realm of what's on the [script] page.

— Harry Connick, Jr

It always comes down to script and characters.

— Tom Bateman

In a good script, it's really like a treasure map. You just focus on that, all the answers are pretty much in it.

— Judd Nelson

The first thing I do with any script is read it and try to visualize if I can play the character - if I…

— Percelle Ascott

Read the script as a fan and try to create this community in your head. That's the thing that a lot of people tend…

— Chris Zylka

I've done literally 100, 150 different characters.

— Hank Azaria