Become Quote by Zal Batmanglij

As a writer, all you want to do is write for great actors. That's all.

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

Good actors can do anything, and there'll be amazing writers who are willing to write for everyone.

— Jonathan Bailey

There is something special about being an actor and able to bring somebody's visualisation - director, storywriter and script writer - into life. It…

— Diana Penty

One of the things that's awesome about being an actor is that you get to do stories, live lives and have experiences that you…

— Brit Marling

Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.

— Amy Ryan

Actors are like writers. They kind of use what's available, absorb it and make it their own.

— Amanda Bearse

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to…

— Stephen Root

Some actors, I think, want to feel that they are as creative as the writer. And the answer is, frankly, they're not.

— John Cleese

If I wanted to be in movies, I'd have gone into scriptwriting: the fact that I write novels should be a big hint about…

— Charles Stross

I think the reason I'm an actress is because I love playing kind of a more extreme people.

— Melissa McCarthy

I'm much more a writer than an actor. Although I have a great respect for that and I enjoy acting still, it really is…

— Jason Gann

Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers.

— Elmore Leonard