“I'm just a hired actor who was hired for a particular job, but I think one of the joys of reading the script was the way that the personal and the global are woven together.” ThinkingWayTogetherJobsJoyReadingActorsParticularScriptsWovenJoy Of Reading Author:Jeremy Northam
“Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.” WayTurnsImpactScripts Author:Miranda Otto
“When the script for 'Once' came my way, I had the thought that maybe it will last only a season. But I was willing to take that risk.” WayLastsRiskWillingSeasonsScriptsMy Way Author:Lana Parrilla
“I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character.” ThinkingWayNeedsFeelsKindCharacterFilmAudienceComplexesScriptsComplex Characters Author:Jeremy Renner
“But, yeah, I'm really happy when I'm writing. When I'm being creative and when I have something that I can put down. You know, if you go out and you overhear a conversation or you have a thought, you have a receptacle to go home and say, 'Oh, this would be great in this script.' Your antenna's out in a different way, and I love that time.” IfsKnowsWayWritingI CanDifferentHomeWould BeCreativeConversationYeahScriptsDifferent WaysBe CreativeReally HappyAntenna Author:Josh Radnor
“The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. 'Vera Drake' raised my profile in one way, and then 'Harry Potter' in another.” WayGood ThingsRaisedScriptsOne WayHarry PotterPottersProfile Author:Imelda Staunton
“In 'Law & Order,' your main job is to stay out of the way of the plot. On another show you'd receive your script and see stuff that seems challenging and feel excited that the writers thought highly enough of you to write it for you.” WayFeelsWritingEnoughShowsSeemsJobsLawOrderStuffChallengesScriptsExcitedPlotIn-laws Author:Jeremy Sisto
“I'd always envied actors who got to play real people or got to do research. I've always just had these scripts where, I mean not in a bad way, but it was right on the page.” PeopleWayMeanRealPlayActorsPagesResearchScriptsEnvied Author:Luke Wilson
“People are calling a lot, sending scripts my way. Yes, it's wonderful because, let's face it, there aren't many wonderful scripts for women over the age of 10.” PeopleWayAgeFacesWonderfulCallingScriptsMy Way Author:Janet McTeer
“What happens is that as the scripts are rewritten and re-edited in order to make the story more compelling, you sometimes end up with what you could call a time singularity - where there's no way for everything that happens to happen in real time. It's something that you need to wink at.” WayNeedsRealEndsSometimesStoriesHappensOrderScriptsCompellingSingularityEdited Author:Michael Loceff
“I'm reading a lot of scripts. It makes my career decisions in that sense much the same way I consume media.” WayReadingDecisionCareersMediaScripts Author:Jessica Pare
“If you sat down and you wrote a script, you may write something that's way beyond what you've ever seen me do, but if you thought of me to do it, I would be flattered to be asked to do something other than be wise.” IfsWayWritingMayWould BeWiseDown AndScriptsSatBeing WiseFlattered Author:Morgan Freeman
“It makes it easier, if you can't do an American accent. I don't know. It's different. I played a character in Never Let Me Go where the script for my character was very sparse, and I enjoyed it. With Never Let Me Go, I had a whole book written from my character's point of view, so I always knew where I was. But, with Ryan [Gosling], it was just easy. He's such a brilliant actor and he is so prepared. He doesn't have to warm himself up to be in a scene. He's just in it. It draws you in, in a way.” IfsKnowsWayBookDifferentWholeCharacterActorsEasyViewsWrittenEasierSceneDrawsLet MePreparedScriptsWarmPoint Of ViewBrilliantEnjoyedAccentsLet Me GoNever Let Me Go Author:Carey Mulligan
“Every film I try and make it the way I see it in my head, and it really just depends on the script and the people I'm working with or whatever interests me at that particular time.” PeopleWayTryingFilmInterestParticularDependsScripts Author:Duncan Jones