“A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don't trust reading the scripts that much. I try to get some friends together and read a script aloud. Sometimes I read scripts and record them and play them back to see if there's a movie. It's very evocative; it's like a first cut because you hear 'She walked to the door,' and you visualize all these things. 'She opens the door' . . . because you read the stage directions, too.” IfsTryingFirstsSometimesPlayTogetherReadingActorsRecordsCuttingDoorsStageScriptsDon't TrustStage Directions Author:Al Pacino
“When you're tied to one show, you are very much at the mercy of the writers so you can suddenly get a script where you have a heart attack and die. I've got to be in The Guinness Book of World Records for having the most heart attacks on television.” WorldHeartBookShowsDiesRecordsTelevisionMercyScriptsTiedHeart AttackWorld RecordsGuinness Author:Alan Dale
“Its true, Im the youngest, highest-grossing French director. I have a few records, but no one knows or simply doesnt care. Thats good, because I like that. Ultimately, I want to keep working, making a lot of movies, and get better at it. Its about finding great scripts and bringing them to life.” KnowsWantCareRecordsDirectorsFindingsHighestScriptsGet Better Author:Louis Leterrier
“We usually start by asking the collaborators to submit a couple of ideas. Then, Larry and I will sort through all the submissions and choose the ones based on what we think will add most to the collection. Once the scripts are written, the stages are: rehearse, record, edit, sound design, foley and finally, the mix.” ThinkingIdeasSoundRecordsWrittenStageDesignCoupleAskingAddScriptsCollectionsSubmitSubmissionEditsLarryCollaboratorsSound Design Author:Glenn McQuaid
“All failed lovers rewrite the script, as if one sexual detail or another might have tipped the balance of pain into destiny, either tragic or miraculous. History record the names of royal bastards, but cannot tell us the origin of wheat.” IfsMightPainNamesDestinyRecordsBalanceLoversScriptsDetailsTragicRoyalMiraculousWheat Author:Jean-Henri Fabre