Actor Quote by Lee Hall

I don't really write with actors in mind; I write with characters and then hope desperately that we can get good actors to play…

— Jack Thorne

Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.

— Katori Hall

Being an actor/ writer is a responsibility and a burden and a gift. The responsibility to me is that you can't just wait to…

— Nia Vardalos

Nothing else is as fulfilling as playing a part in which you are able to have a significant say in the creative process all…

— Tom Hollander

When you're 19 and writing plays, you think every actor is full of it. They just can't handle your brilliant material.

— Sam Shepard

Many actors in films are willing to go to Broadway, and screenwriters are writing plays. It's almost commonplace.

— Marc Platt

It's very lucky to be able to do a job where I get to sit about writing plays all day and going to the…

— Laura Wade

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

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

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

All I've tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That's been my main drive. It's not always possible, so when…

— Cillian Murphy

Writing for the theatre is so different to writing for anything else. Because what you write is eventually going to be spoken. That's why…

— Sam Shepard

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