What Writers Wish Actors Knew
- by Colette
- Feb 19, 2019
- 1 min read
Writers love actors.
Writers want Actors to read and utter engaging dialogue. We also want Actors to insert the occasional "ad lib" to our words to add a little heat to our already smoking hot scripts. But there's more.
Writers also want Actors to seize their own power. Writers write whether or not we have a deal or even if no one has heard of us and nobody has actually read one of our scripts. But Actors think differently.
A lot of actors want to "save" their "best work" for those big budget, A list roles. They disdain scripts by unknown Writers. They squabble over dialogue. They request more lines, rewrites, and even (gasp) character name changes. But may I suggest to my beloved Actors that there is a better way - Actors should act like Writers.
Writers write our "best work" no matter what (deal or no deal).
Writers squeeze as much meaning out of as few words as possible (Brevity is the soul of wit.)
Writers, while poor at self-promotion, are great at identifying Actors who would be "great" for a role.
Writers run with any idea (e.g. Sharknado) and try to turn it into a blockbuster or at least a cult classic.
Writers are on your side, Actors. No pun intended.
