Able Quote by Zooey Deschanel

I always change my words in everything I do. I make the language fit, because I know the character from the inside out. Often…

— James Cromwell

I think if an actor is right for a role, casting sees that, and the words that are on the page, depending on how…

— Scott Michael Foster

I'm a playwright by trade, and in theater, writers have complete control over everything. Nobody can change a word without your permission. I've had…

— David Lindsay-Abaire

It's much more fun as an actor, as well. If everything is on the page and you're spoon-feeding an audience you feel like your…

— Tom Hughes

One of the reasons I like immersing myself in different texts, putting myself in the company of other writers, is that they do change…

— Martha Ronk

For a stage actor to be there with the words and the creator of the words - it doesn't get much better than that.

— Gary Cole

But my question is, am I compromising by adapting my words for the audience and where is the line beyond which I am not…

— Joichi Ito

Some actors are better with words than me. I prefer to play it rather than say it - and keep people thinking.

— Travis Fimmel

I don't like losing the words, as you have to, when I'm asked to turn a play into a movie. It's not a matter…

— Neil Simon

Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.

— Anonymous

Sometimes I feel we express more with dancing or acting or painting than with words.

— Penelope Cruz

It's interesting, editing can be so immersive for me that I've noticed that the authors I edit have a pretty profound effect on how…

— Danielle Dutton