Being Quote by Craig Mazin

Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers.

— Elmore Leonard

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

— Neil Simon

I've been a comedian for a long time so writing and performing is a big part of what I do. If anybody's doing comedy…

— Colton Dunn

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.

— Quentin Tarantino

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

For making a good comedy film, you need a good writer whose craft can be understood through the time that he takes to write…

— Johnny Lever

I'm not a comedy writer, I'm a comedian, so I only write stuff that I would want to say.

— Anthony Jeselnik

I can't write unless I've got the voice for a character.

— Noel Fielding

I could never write. I would just be too lonely. What's great about acting is, it's so collaborative.

— Rachel Weisz

A lot of screenwriters write certain characters, certain parts, with actors in mind. I don't really tend to do that. I describe them as…

— Travis Beacham

As a writer, all you want to do is write for great actors. That's all.

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

Most actors can't write. Most writers can't act. Most comedians can't act. I can do all three, so why wouldn't I do that?

— Charlie Murphy