Backgrounds Quote by Thomas Lennon

People kept passing our [ with Robert Ben Garant] script around, and suddenly we had this reputation as screenwriters, which we're not - we're…

— Thomas Lennon

I come from a tradition where the writer writes a play for the actors, rather than for himself, and the dialogue is made to…

— Lee Hall

There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the…

— David Schwimmer

These actors like Danny McBride and Jonah Hill are so good at improvising, and when they do it, it's this fun moment for the…

— Jillian Bell

We like to create an atmosphere where people can try whatever they want and experiment. But ultimately people tend to fall on the script…

— Anna Boden

When I started acting, I did many films without even an idea of what the script was about. The film would start, and then…

— Mohanlal

You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to get the…

— Cary Fukunaga

Whenever you do a film, it's always like a little miracle. So many people getting together trying to do something so that the audience…

— Pilou Asbaek

As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have…

— Steve Kanaly

Gareth [Edwards] was very much about including everyone in what we were making, so he would cut together different scenes to show us what…

— Alan Tudyk

The bottom line is that I'm an actor, so when somebody pitches me a great part, it's a no-brainer. You never know what it's…

— Kathy Bates

It's very difficult to find the time or the money for people to organize rehearsals for some movies. It staggers me how little preparation…

— Emily Mortimer