Actors Quote by Lorene Scafaria

I try not to think of actors as I'm writing because I think you do them a disservice by writing for things they've already…

— Paul Haggis

It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I…

— Claude Chabrol

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

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

I generally don't think of prospective actors when I write.

— Misha Green

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

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

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

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

In the writing phase, normally I try not to envisage any particular actors because I like to let the characters sort of reveal themselves…

— David Ayer

I never write with an actor in mind - never.

— Andrea Arnold

You don't write for actors. Actors come for characters you've made up.

— William Monahan

I think, as a writer, you see the big picture, and as an actor, you're thinking of all the minutiae, all the very small…

— Richard Dormer