Because Quote by Theodore Melfi

You don't write for actors. Actors come for characters you've made up.

— William Monahan

I try not to think of actors as I'm writing because I think you do them a disservice by writing for things they've already…

— Paul Haggis

I generally don't think of prospective actors when I write.

— Misha Green

I don't really write with actors in mind; I write with characters and then hope desperately that we can get good actors to play…

— Jack Thorne

In the writing phase, normally I try not to envisage any particular actors because I like to let the characters sort of reveal themselves…

— David Ayer

It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I…

— Claude Chabrol

I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific people are…

— Diablo Cody

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

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

— Nick Nolte

I never write with an actor in mind - never.

— Andrea Arnold

If I have a long period of time away from acting, I tend to write.

— Charlie Hunnam

No I don't really write thinking about specific actors because it can get in the way a little bit.

— Lorene Scafaria