Choice Quote by Sarah Lancashire
“When you receive a script and it leaps out at you and it's breathing with its own heartbeat - I suppose when you read something like that it's not a choice of whether you do it or don't. It feels like it chooses you, so you just do it.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: BBC Radio 4, 2020
A compelling script feels alive, compelling the writer to act instinctively.
In simple terms: A powerful script chooses the writer.
Key Takeaway
Trust instinctive creative impulses.
Themes
creativity
intuition
writing
artistic inspiration
Mood
introspective
inspirational
Type
artistic
personal
When to use this quote
- novel writing
- screenwriting
- theatre production
Key Concepts
flow state
narrative resonance
Questions to Reflect On
- When have you felt a script choose you?
- How do you differentiate intuition from wishful thinking?
A Different Perspective
Not all scripts evoke this feeling; risk of forced interpretation.
