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I think actors always find the dialogue doesn't quite fit, so you always have to play with it.

Movie dialogue is movie dialogue. It can sound real, but no one speaks that way.

There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

I still haven't quite caught on to the idea of writing without dialogue. I like writing dialogue, and there's nothing wrong with dialogue in movies.

Honestly, dialogue is a weird area for me. It just comes naturally; I know I'm quite good at it, but I can't actually tell you why or how in any detail.

I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I think that, at oftentimes, the ability to allow the dialogue to recede properly into the world of the film is also a really valid sort of way to be a writer, I think.