The way you get better is putting words on the page and getting them behind you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a writer, putting words on the page is how I pay attention.
What's on the page dictates a lot of what I do. When the words are there, it's easy.
Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.
For me, if the words are good on the page, the rest of it comes from spending some time with the script, and not like you're learning lines but absorbing what the script has to offer.
I huff and puff and struggle with every sentence, paragraph and page - sometimes every word as well.
The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.
Fill your pages with details. Work hard to get the right word.
It's a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people.
You have to pay attention to the work on the page and make it as good as possible because it could be your last.
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.