It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Writing is a very strenuous thing - it's like banging your head against a wall. At the end of the day, acting is better, just because nobody ever asked me if I wanted a Pellegrino in the writer's room.
Writing is much more satisfying on a certain level than acting ever was. Because you're not interpreting someone else's original idea, you can come up with your own.
There are so many reasons why, for me, writing is superior to acting. One of them is anonymity. Writers can live relatively normal lives.
Sometimes the writing can be so good that the actor doesn't really have to do anything.
Acting is contained - you act for three months, then leave it - but writing is the act of creation. Writing is dangerous.
I really think that as good of a job as you do as a writer, you're absolutely indebted to the actors that have to deliver that material.
The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling.
My preference is for good writing. It doesn't matter if it's for film or TV. Whatever. It starts with the writing. Even though I've had problems with writers, it doesn't matter how great of an actor you are. If the writing is bad, you're going to struggle.
Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.
People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.