Action Quote by Dan Chaon

What I normally do with long scenes is that I understand the emotional content and the words fall into place.

— Shefali Shah

Do remember, though, that unless you're a playwright, the result [dialogue] isn't what you want; it's only an element of what you want. Actors…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I'm sure that everything you do contributes to the sort of novel that you write. A lot of actors have an understanding of drama…

— Rachel Joyce

Dialogue comes naturally to me and I can hear the characters' voices in the scenes.

— Wally Lamb

I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

— Clive Owen

It's really fun doing scenes with people when there's no written dialogue because you're really listening to each other, you're playing off each other,…

— Sebastian Silva

My favorite thing to do is action-driven, emotionally-charged scenes. If it's not just two people talking in a room, but it's on the move…

— Geoff Johns

It's hard to get an inner dialogue in a film. It's not cinematic. But in a musical, the character can just turn to the…

— Marc Platt

In dialogue scenes, my favorite moments are when people aren't talking because you can cut to the heart of the matter much more quickly,…

— David Lowery

In theater, the scenes I like the most are the ones where you are there and you cannot talk.

— Carice van Houten

Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories are constantly…

— Chiara Barzini

I think it's much harder to have a long dialogue scene than an action scene. An action scene is long, but it's not really…

— Vincent Cassel