Acting Quote by Jim Jarmusch

I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on a level…

— Lusia Strus

I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.

— Viggo Mortensen

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

— Melanie Scrofano

I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when something happens…

— Wayne Rogers

I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much.

— Clive Owen

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story…

— Lasse Hallstrom

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

— Joe Morton

Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to…

— Dito Montiel

Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in…

— Denis Leary

The way that I deal with actors as a director is I just talk to them forever before we even arrive on set.

— Sam Levinson

As an actor, you work to the script: that's our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that…

— Jason Statham

I started out my career as a screenwriter and quickly discovered that adhering to a script isn't always the best way to make a…

— Wong Kar-wai