Actors Quote by John Cleese

Actors are like writers. They kind of use what's available, absorb it and make it their own.

— Amanda Bearse

Actors may not realize the extent of their own power. Acting is creation. It's them bringing their own stuff, letting it marinate in their…

— Danai Gurira

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

— Paul Newman

I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that…

— Danny Strong

I won't take the credit of being a good actor but I do feel that there are good directors who are boldly experimenting with…

— Shefali Shah

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

I think part of the fun of being an actor is getting to work with different directors and seeing their take on it, what…

— Elizabeth Reaser

As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.

— Carlton Cuse

An actor can be as talented as another, but if he doesn't stick to what the director's intentions are, it all falls down. I…

— Nicholas Ray

Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they're casting, they're dressing the…

— John le Carre

I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.

— Mia Wasikowska

Most good actors you work with, they actually bring something to the creative process and to the script. They help shape the character with…

— Zoya Akhtar