Elena Anaya Quotes

My choice of script is governed by two factors - either I've to like the people associated with the project or the storyline should be interesting. I focus more on the vibe and the type of energy I get from them.

Finding one good script is a huge challenge. So I do a film whose script comes and grabs me. Once I finish that, I look forward to the next movie.

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good.

I believe that as a writer and a director, you're only providing the skeleton of a character, and you're hiring actors to fill it out.

'Luther' is raw and brutal like 'Game Of Thrones,' but it's coincidence. If I'm drawn to anything, it would be the writing. Choosing a project is an organic process where I'm taken in by the character and storyline, not the genre, whether fantasy or gritty and raw.

I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day.

For me, being an actress, my responsibility is not to pay attention to all the noise around me and to pay attention to the script and the director and protect the character and try to tell her story the best I can.

I'm really calculating when it comes to these scripts - I'm really calculated about character behavior and dialogue.

I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work with, and I hope that it works out.

I am open to working with new directors as long as the script excites me.

Dhanam' is one of the interesting scripts that I came across. It centers around me.

I accept offers only when people approach me with a good script, and all those experiences have been great.

If you have a great script and great dialogue, you don't need to improvise.

When I work, I think mainly in terms of dramatic choices.

There are definitely scripts I start reading, where it doesn't interest me. Maybe it'll be a good movie, but the character doesn't intrigue me.

I think you work on the roles that draw you in and the stories you want to tell.

I would love to go off and do a movie with Judd Apatow or do another 'Mean Girls,' but to me, it's whatever the story is.

Usually, if you've got a great script, everything falls into place.

It's funny: the reason I did 'Beautiful Creatures' was the same reason I did everything else - even though it was a genre film and existed at a more studio level, the script and the characters were so well written.

I pick different projects for different reasons. Usually, it's a combination of things. I admire the director, and I am interested in working with the director. Or, it's the cast. I can be moved by the story. The ideal situation is you love the director and you love the cast.

I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in that regard. If I can maintain that approach to screenwriting, it can continue to be enjoyable.

I like scripts. I spend a lot of time writing them.

I feel I do not have script sense. Like Kartik Aaryan has a very good script sense.

The writer's job is to let the books speak for themselves eventually.

Whenever I like a character or a script, I take up the project and leave the rest to the audience.