Actress Quote by Natascha McElhone

Actors tend to not know how their performances are going to actually be used. Even though the script says one thing, in the edit,…

— Idris Elba

For most actors, it is the script that chooses them and not the other way around.

— Manoj Bajpayee

All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what's on the page and make a real character out of…

— Joe Johnston

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

— Joe Morton

Actors don't request what scenes to be written in. That's just not how it works.

— Nicholas Gonzalez

It's down to the actors to show the writers the potential of the character.

— Sarah Lancashire

I also really pay attention to whether the script embodies a full female character or if they're just wanting a two-dimensional objectified woman. So…

— Karla Souza

Usually, if there is a woman's part in a piece, there's only one, so you've got no other actresses to work with.

— Glenda Jackson

Actresses fall back, because they lack better scripts. But then if you have something like a 'Mary Kom,' 'Kahaani,' 'NH 10' or 'Highway' and…

— Pooja Batra

I'm not one of those actresses that asks what's going to happen. I've never been. I just take the scripts, and I see what's…

— Adina Porter

This is why every actor wants to get a script - they want to see what the arc of the character is.

— Paul Raci

Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.

— Olivia Wilde