Actor Quote by Christopher Nolan

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

I try not to think of actors as I'm writing because I think you do them a disservice by writing for things they've already…

— Paul Haggis

I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific people are…

— Diablo Cody

When I'm writing novels, even screenplays, it's never an actor I have in mind; it's always the version in my head of who the…

— Jonathan Tropper

I generally don't think of prospective actors when I write.

— Misha Green

As actors, you have to keep showing variety in performance, as people are lazy to think about you in a different way.

— Shweta Tripathi

In my films writers are more important than actors.

— Shoojit Sircar

I like actors who don't have to think too hard about what they have to do to achieve their performance.

— Michel Gondry

No I don't really write thinking about specific actors because it can get in the way a little bit.

— Lorene Scafaria

I felt like when you're an actor, you don't get to fully creatively express yourself - most of the time, it's not your own…

— Jihae

When I'm writing, I'm writing for a particular actor. When a lot of writers are writing, they're writing an idea. So they're not really…

— Todd Phillips

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