I look at scripts really for whether they can be moving or penetrate some kind of truth. You are constantly chasing that feeling as an actor when every part of a production comes together.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.
I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on a level and see how far you can go up, down or out emotionally. You have to balance the craft with spontaneity.
When an actor asks you to read his script, your heart sinks. The number of scripts I've been given by actors that are so unbelievably terrible!
Theater is so precious about each word - not that it's a bad thing, but you definitely never stray from the script.
As an actor, you work to the script: that's our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that help you bring that little bit extra, that touch of realism that rams the point home.
For me, my first hearing of the script matters. It has to excite me as an actor and as an audience.
I think it helps, as an actor, to never know when you're going to get that next script and you're done.
In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.
As an actor, you want to do the best job possible, and you want the best scripts possible because it makes life more interesting.
Usually when you get a script from actors, you don't have high expectations.