Good actors Quote by Mark Helprin

“Poorly written books are a kin to actors forgetting their lines.”

— Peggy Randall-Martin

I realize how much I rely on the actors to really know the lines because I tend to forget what they are exactly, even…

— Noah Baumbach

Actors need to know why they're saying what they're saying, more than just learning their lines.

— Dee Rees

Actors are magical people. They can take words you wrote and say them in a way that, although you thought the line was good…

— Kenya Barris

There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that.

— Salman Khan

When you're the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there's no one to call you on it. On…

— Zach Braff

As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm…

— Jesse Eisenberg

“The greatest thing about being a writer is the fact you never have to learn lines - you get to write them! ”

— Neill Bartlett

Sometimes actors don't remember their lines. At its worst, this means they 'dry' and silence descends. More commonly, the original lines are paraphrased in…

— Alistair Beaton

“And in this role (the Stage Manager) I could speak from my heart, you know!…provided I can memorize the lines.”

— Spalding Gray

Knowing what thought process goes into constructing a line helps an actor know how to deliver that line because you understand the intention behind…

— David Henrie

An actor's most important responsibility is to know lines well.

— Harry Morgan