Stephen Karam Quotes

I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed.

I like being organized and super particular.

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

I like to rehearse and rehearse and have everything exactly calculated before we start shooting - probably to a fault.

I'm a little Type A, and I have this really thick binder whenever I do a movie where I make a million notes, and in between takes, I'm checking it out.

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot?

I never used to want rehearsals, because I was like, 'Oh, no. I'm more spontaneous. I'm a natural. I'm a one-take person.' But that was because I didn't have any training. I was going off instinct.

I warm up at home. I hit the stage, I'm ready, whether it's rehearsal or anything.

I was not nervous while making 'Nazar' because I was well prepared. I took three months to prepare. When I went on the sets, I knew what I was doing.

I pride myself on leaving no stone unturned as far as being the most prepared that I can be.

I've tried to always be incredibly overprepared in everything that I've done.

I've always admired people who are over-prepared.

I like things to be orderly.

I learn the whole script before I show up.

I feel that once you go into rehearsal, you need to focus on the show in the room.

With comedy, you really want to work things out beforehand.

When I entertain, I want to have fun. But I'm also a control person. I don't go in for those everyone-in-the-kitchen cooking scenes. So if I want to be with my guests, I have to do everything - or nearly everything - in advance.

Whenever you go into an audition, you have to be as prepared as possible.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made without a plan. Improvisation without a plan is like tennis without tennis balls.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every possible variation of a scene. I come from a theater background, so I'm used to a lot of repetition, and I'm used to really attacking something over and over and over again.

I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that's it.

When it comes to performance, I don't like to prepare at all if I don't have to.