Actors Quote by Lynn Nottage

People probably have different philosophies about this, but I think that when you're first shaping the play and trying to find a character, the…

— Lynn Nottage

The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.

— Adam Garcia

When the play is still evolving I try to be at rehearsal as often as possible, and part of that casting process. You find…

— Lynn Nottage

You can't really write until the characters kind of show up one day and tell you what they're going to say. You start to…

— Chris Terrio

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

— Armando Iannucci

My characters all start with rhythms and sounds. Once I hear the voice and get into the rhythm, the attitude and the physicality just…

— Dana Carvey

I usually arrive at the first rehearsal with a vague memory of most of it. But the real work happens in rehearsal, oddly enough,…

— Angela Lansbury

When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses:…

— Charlie Haden

I don't really rehearse, because I don't really step into action until I'm forced to. The only way I prepare is just by memorizing…

— Constance Zimmer

It takes awhile for writers to get to know actors rhythms, not just as actors, but what they bring to the characters. I think…

— Logan Marshall-Green

Each time you write something, part of you grows. You're training your artistic muscles to find your voice.

— Pen Densham

Very thorough in the rehearsal process but more in terms of just understanding the characters, understanding where the actors are at with discovering those…

— Kate Winslet