Actor Quote by Tracy Letts

I love acting, but directing and writing have always been just as important. I started to write so many things when I was even…

— Melanie Laurent

I like to write for actors I know and with whom I've worked before. You can write to their strengths and weaknesses and write…

— Michael Haneke

I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play,…

— Katori Hall

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

My background is really being a writer's actor - that seems to be the way I work best, bringing out the best of writing.…

— Lindsay Duncan

All I've tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That's been my main drive. It's not always possible, so when…

— Cillian Murphy

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

— Quentin Tarantino

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

— Amanda Peet

My only qualifications to be an actor were that I'm daring, and I'm a quick learner. I've always learnt by watching what other people…

— Colman Domingo

I write short stories and I write things here and there. I think as an actor, it's really important to at least attempt to…

— Mike Faist

Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really…

— Taylor Sheridan

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