Quotes About Craft

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

I think when you look at the quarterback position, and this mastery of the craft we talk about, it really is an advanced degree. It's like going to med school, or law school, or getting your PH.D. It really is that type of educational effort, on the field and off the field.

The thing is, making movies as an actress, you learn so many things. Like when you're making a movie with Quentin Tarantino you're just at the best cinema school ever.

Sometimes the better the writing, the harder it is to play because you really want to service it. It's hard to be that quick and articulate in life. You've got to try to make it seem discovered, you know, not rehearsed.

I don't write on set. I also - in a funny way, I don't really differentiate between the writing and directing. I think it's all sort of the same thing.

It is sometimes easier to have furniture made than to find things.

I make very basic country rustic furniture.

As an actor, you tend to get excited about scenes that are weighty or meaty because you get to shift gears in a way that's quite interesting.

I'm a geeky actor, in the way that I like the craft of acting.

When I started writing, it felt good, and I knew I was in the right genre.

I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite.

I really enjoy acting. I feel I'm getting better and better with each movie I make.

I have to keep making films, getting better in my craft, and the way to do that is to work with people who know what they're doing and who can help me.

For people who write songs, it's a gift you're given. You become good at the craft, but you're given the gift.

And writing I think is a gift that you have, the same as acting, in a way.

I think acting is a gift.

As an actor, I don't really think you find yourself. I mean, once you find yourself, I think it becomes boring and you become set in your ways. I think, as an actor I think it's not a bad thing but more of a gift. It's something you're always doing as an actor. You're adjusting constantly.

I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.

There are some incredibly gifted writers in the world. You can count them on a hand. They're blessed, and they've worked at their craft, but there's very few.

I always say being a writer is the best gig around. I love it.

You don't get paid a whole lot for theatre, but you know, I feel more like, 'Where could I buy this experience, and how much would it cost? Who else would give me this kind of focus and put me in a room with this kind of talent?'

Glamour is a very small aspect of being an actress.

I think cinema is so visually driven now, and people are so taken in by the glamour, gloss and all things good looking that we don't appreciate the craft as much as we used to in the bygone era.

Good acting is good acting, whether it's on stage, on TV, or in films.