Actors Quote by Meryl Streep

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

A good writer takes time to go in-depth into a subject and then comes out with a good script. Then it's the job of…

— Johnny Lever

You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great writing, and…

— Denis Leary

I guess it's a bit cliché, but as an actor, I really admire good writing. There are a lot of great ideas out there,…

— Mike Colter

My background is really being a writer's actor - that seems to be the way I work best, bringing out the best of writing.…

— Lindsay Duncan

I spent a lot of time doing really unimportant work as an actor. It was important when I started writing that I obviously make…

— Taylor Sheridan

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

To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when your character…

— Bob Odenkirk

Sometimes the writing can be so good that the actor doesn't really have to do anything.

— Nick Nolte

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.

— Andy Garcia

My preference is for good writing. It doesn't matter if it's for film or TV. Whatever. It starts with the writing. Even though I've…

— James Nesbitt

When people give you a writing assignment, they're asking what you think. That's the very opposite of being an actor. When you're an actor,…

— David Rakoff