Ambitious Quote by Roger Allam

Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.

— Katori Hall

Acting's incredibly enjoyable, but sometimes it doesn't feel quite enough. I've also written a script about the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. This will…

— Honeysuckle Weeks

I have always cited the decision by director Stephen Frears to shoot 'Mrs. Henderson Presents' before my script of 'The Queen' as the reason…

— Peter Morgan

Clive Barker is just genius, and he's incredibly gifted in so many different ways. He can write and direct and paint and do all…

— Scott Bakula

I'm one of those lazy actors; I like to take what the playwright wrote and work with that.

— Cherry Jones

I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create…

— John Guare

I've been really lucky to work with a lot of theater directors in the film, like Stephen Daldry on 'The Crown' and Richard Eyre…

— Vanessa Kirby

But I find with Francis Bacon, some of the things were in the place, and someone who was connected with these schools of thought,…

— Mark Rylance

There are so many remarkable playwrights working right now, that I see everything I can. Annie Baker is a genius, I'll see anything she…

— Lucy Alibar

As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your book.

— Bernhard Schlink

Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.

— Idris Elba

A play has two authors, the playwright and the actor.

— Eric Bentley