Actor Quote by Brian Helgeland

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to…

— Stephen Root

You don't write for actors. Actors come for characters you've made up.

— William Monahan

It's great to write for actors when you know who they are. I think I prefer it.

— Jason Gann

I wouldn't want to try to make a living as an actor. I think actors... I give them a lot of credit for what…

— Ricky Jay

I've always written for actors, and if you want to write for good actors, you have to write parts that are surprising, that are…

— Peter Hedges

I don't really write with actors in mind; I write with characters and then hope desperately that we can get good actors to play…

— Jack Thorne

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.

— Thornton Wilder

I like to write for actors I know and with whom I've worked before. You can write to their strengths and weaknesses and write…

— Michael Haneke

I would love to work with any actor who is dedicated enough.

— Amrita Rao

It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I…

— Claude Chabrol

When you're writing for a TV show, what's great is that you always know what actor you're writing to.

— Michael Brandt

I try not to write for actors because A, they're not the character, and B, it's really depressing when you don't get them.

— Theodore Melfi