Being honest Quote by Christina Ricci

I'm not an actor who approaches films doing a lot of research. I do zero research, unless it's a film where I'm playing a…

— Shailene Woodley

Research can be interesting, but it can be pointless as well. The realities of making a movie often are not conducive with that. I'm…

— Christian Bale

I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.

— Anonymous

When I make a movie, I don't break it down and analyze it. I could but it would get in the way of doing…

— Viggo Mortensen

I'm one of the school of people who don't do research of the reality of the thing or the unreality of the thing. In…

— Billy Connolly

You don't go to the movies to do historical research, unless it's historical research about the movies.

— Tony Kushner

You know, the great thing about acting or, indeed, filmmaking in general, is that we're all given a reason to do research. You kind…

— Danny Huston

For me, when working on a film or play or television show, everything for me starts with the screenplay and I am devoted to…

— James Spader

I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

— Ryan Coogler

If you have a good script, that's what gets you involved. It's harder to write a good screenplay than to find something.

— Bill Murray

I think that when you're making a story... that's based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

— Ryan Coogler

My starting point is always to read a script and have a conversation with the director about what their vision is, and then, after…

— Ludwig Goransson