The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life doesn't. Votes: 4
Joseph L. MankiewiczScripts are very different to books. They are blueprints for building, not the building. Votes: 3
David HewsonI write scripts to serve as skeletons awaiting the flesh and sinew of images. Votes: 2
Ingmar BergmanIt's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt with. Votes: 2
Jim CarreyI've received some English-speaking scripts, but I was not interested in them. Votes: 0
Audrey TautouMusic is for theater like theater is for scripts. It's total: it's cyclical. Votes: 0
Melvin Van PeeblesAnimation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue. Votes: 0
Douglas WoodI've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes. Votes: 0
Claudia ChristianI'm terrible at reading scripts. I love to read, and I hate reading scripts. Votes: 0
Angelina JolieI always get scared. I can't read scripts. I'm scared, scary movies and stuff. Votes: 0
Vanessa FerlitoMy thing is that most scripts arent bad scripts, theyre just not finished yet. Votes: 0
Michael ArndtIf Gucci handbags were still in fashion Greenaway would carry his scripts in them. Votes: 0
Derek JarmanI love travelling, and most scripts have been written while I have been travelling. Votes: 0
Anurag KashyapAs a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers. Votes: 0
Stephen FrearsI have been reading scripts, going to auditions and looking for the right opportunities. Votes: 0
Kevin RichardsonAmerican scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that. Votes: 0
Shirley HendersonWe've read scripts, and I think right now we are just focusing in on school. Votes: 0
Mary-Kate OlsenIt's hard to find scripts that know what they are from page one to page 115. Votes: 0
David DuchovnyI read so many scripts, that I don't do that much leisurely reading of books. Votes: 0
Morris ChestnutI wrote a lot when I was younger, though never anything like plays or scripts. Votes: 0
Merritt WeverI've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. Votes: 0
Clive OwenLots of scripts are written and not made, even scripts that people want to make. Votes: 0
James SalterI find the most interesting and most daring scripts tend to be for independent films. Votes: 0
Neve CampbellMovies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre. Votes: 0
Nicolas RoegYou're always looking for good scripts and when they're not always forthcoming you go mad. Votes: 0
Jonny Lee MillerAlexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them. Votes: 0
Kathy BatesI feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same. Votes: 0
Rachael HarrisI spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts. Votes: 0
Mark MillarI fix things now and then, more often tweak HTML and make scripts to do things. Votes: 0
Dennis RitchieIf I write scripts that nobody likes, I don't think we'll be doing 'True Detective.' Votes: 0
Nic PizzolattoI never turn down scripts without good reason. If I did, I would probably never work. Votes: 0
Colin BakerEver since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest Votes: 0
Berenice BejoEver since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest. Votes: 0
Berenice BejoI don't know, just scripts randomly appeal to me. I'm not looking specifically at any genre. Votes: 0
Robert PattinsonIn an ideal world, I'd bounce between big projects and no-budget TV dramas with fantastic scripts. Votes: 0
David YatesI'm pretty sure no one's reading action scripts saying, 'This has got to be Ed Helms.' Votes: 0
Ed HelmsThere are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many great scripts. Votes: 0
Ryan PhillippeMy main source of reading is scripts, which doesn't leave a whole lot of room for books. Votes: 0
Josh HutchersonAs a kid, I was just writing scripts and taking whatever film classes I could in college. Votes: 0
Damien ChazelleI'm reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. I've set a couple of things up for next year Votes: 0
Charlie HunnamI had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world. Votes: 0
Michael ArndtI look at scripts as good or bad. If it's bad, it better pay a lot of money. Votes: 0
George HamiltonIt was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written. Votes: 0
Jessica LangeSuccess is freedom - scripts coming your way and getting to choose the stories you want to tell. Votes: 0
Rosamund PikeI don't look at scripts in terms of commerciality. I just look at the part, the people involved. Votes: 0
Linda FiorentinoAm I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts. Votes: 0
Benicio Del ToroI don't like scripts leaking. On the other hand, the more real attention a script gets, the better. Votes: 0
William MonahanI read a lot of scripts and so many are clearly a knockoff of one familiar genre or another. Votes: 0
Edward NortonWe all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins! Votes: 0
Tara StrongIt's very hard to get a movie made. You could spend your life reading scripts that never got made. Votes: 0
Christopher WalkenI have this group of friends that I'll send my scripts to before I send them to a large audience. Votes: 0
Maggie CareyI have never turned to my girlfriend and said, Oh, okay, babe, and I see it in scripts all the time. Votes: 0
Casey Wilson