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Script Quotes

I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can’t remember a name three seconds. I’ve even forgotten my wife’s name on occasion Picture Quote #1

It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It’s just this awful feeling, sitting in your house, waiting for a script to come. I like to be more proactive Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I read a script and it’s obvious from early on that it’s one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based Picture Quote #1

While I don’t script and I don’t use other performers, I think my taste for underlying precision gives me something in common with Allan and George Brecht Picture Quote #1

The challenging thing is that we go home after doing the run-through and the writers stay there working, so sometimes I get script changes delivered to me at midnight. It’s constantly shifting Picture Quote #1

The green - light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion Picture Quote #1

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Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn’t do it Picture Quote #1

Anybody can write a film script ‘cuz it has been reduced to a formula Picture Quote #1

I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It’s about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me Picture Quote #1

I’ve done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoo Picture Quote #1

If it’s a good script I’ll do it. And if it’s a bad script, and they pay me enough, I’ll do it Picture Quote #1

Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part to play. I thought, ‘Why should I put myself through that for hardly any money?’ Picture Quote #1

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They’ve got this house style which is writer driven. I heard of one person who sent his script in, and Karen Berger said there weren’t enough words in it. Put some more in Picture Quote #1

I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to find a play that’s right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one mysel Picture Quote #1

I’ll read a script maybe twice, but I’ll think about the role more than I’ll rehearse lines Picture Quote #1

I do finish reading a script and say, Why are they making it and what are they talking about? I like to try and be responsible in my choices in that way Picture Quote #1

As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I’m interested I’ll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision Picture Quote #1

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When I do a novel, I don’t really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material Picture Quote #1

I’ve never known a situation in my career where a terrible script turned into a movie that was out of this world or was a success Picture Quote #1

The script is the foundation, but it’s not the full story for the film, which only comes alive with the actors Picture Quote #1

For the most part I pick movies based on the merit of the script, and the merit of the script only Picture Quote #1

It’s very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets really fighting to find out how to say the words Picture Quote #1

Nobody goes to a movie and watches the script. There is a lot of other stuff going on Picture Quote #1

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I want a script to affect me in some way. I am usually drawn to character studies, scripts about real people and the world we live in not some fantasy Picture Quote #1

You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried their best to stay faithful to the script Picture Quote #1

It was a great circumstance when I received the script of [Chloe] and Atom [Egoyan] said he wanted me to do it. I was inclined to say ‘yes’ immediately Picture Quote #1

There’s no need there to sit with the filmmaker for 11 years to develop the script, or go round the world raising money Picture Quote #1

It’s exotic for me to be given a script that’s already written, and be given a pay cheque, and asked to dress up and play, and that’s all Picture Quote #1

I really get fired up with female protagonists. I can really feel the difference in myself when I am writing a script that has a woman at the center Picture Quote #1

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I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can’t remember a name three seconds. I’ve even forgotten my wife’s name on occasion (Script Quotes) It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It’s just this awful feeling, sitting in your house, waiting for a script to come. I like to be more proactive (Script Quotes) Sometimes I read a script and it’s obvious from early on that it’s one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based (Script Quotes) While I don’t script and I don’t use other performers, I think my taste for underlying precision gives me something in common with Allan and George Brecht (Script Quotes) The challenging thing is that we go home after doing the run-through and the writers stay there working, so sometimes I get script changes delivered to me at midnight. It’s constantly shifting (Script Quotes) The green - light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion (Script Quotes) Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn’t do it (Script Quotes) Anybody can write a film script ‘cuz it has been reduced to a formula (Script Quotes) I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It’s about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me (Script Quotes) I’ve done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoo (Script Quotes) If it’s a good script I’ll do it. And if it’s a bad script, and they pay me enough, I’ll do it (Script Quotes) Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part to play. I thought, ‘Why should I put myself through that for hardly any money?’ (Script Quotes) They’ve got this house style which is writer driven. I heard of one person who sent his script in, and Karen Berger said there weren’t enough words in it. Put some more in (Script Quotes) I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough (Script Quotes) It’s hard to find a play that’s right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one mysel (Script Quotes) I’ll read a script maybe twice, but I’ll think about the role more than I’ll rehearse lines (Script Quotes) I do finish reading a script and say, Why are they making it and what are they talking about? I like to try and be responsible in my choices in that way (Script Quotes) As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I’m interested I’ll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision (Script Quotes) When I do a novel, I don’t really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material (Script Quotes) I’ve never known a situation in my career where a terrible script turned into a movie that was out of this world or was a success (Script Quotes) The script is the foundation, but it’s not the full story for the film, which only comes alive with the actors (Script Quotes) For the most part I pick movies based on the merit of the script, and the merit of the script only (Script Quotes) It’s very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets really fighting to find out how to say the words (Script Quotes) Nobody goes to a movie and watches the script. There is a lot of other stuff going on (Script Quotes) I want a script to affect me in some way. I am usually drawn to character studies, scripts about real people and the world we live in not some fantasy (Script Quotes) You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried their best to stay faithful to the script (Script Quotes) It was a great circumstance when I received the script of [Chloe] and Atom [Egoyan] said he wanted me to do it. I was inclined to say ‘yes’ immediately (Script Quotes) There’s no need there to sit with the filmmaker for 11 years to develop the script, or go round the world raising money (Script Quotes) It’s exotic for me to be given a script that’s already written, and be given a pay cheque, and asked to dress up and play, and that’s all (Script Quotes) I really get fired up with female protagonists. I can really feel the difference in myself when I am writing a script that has a woman at the center (Script Quotes)

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