Angelina Jolie Quotes

Sometimes reading scripts is terrible.

I read a lot of scripts, so I know by page 25 if I like it or not.

I've received some English-speaking scripts, but I was not interested in them.

Normally, when I read a script, I read 30 pages, and then go have a cup of tea and come back. And then, I read 20 pages and go make a phone call, and then go back to it.

I can't even read a script. I've tried and it's painful to watch.

I ensure that I read the entire script of each project that comes my way. In fact, it is the script alone that evokes my interest in any film.

Some of the material out there - I don't want to say that it's all bad - but there's a lot of bad stuff out there. You just continue reading scripts, and eventually you find something you connect with.

When you first read a script is the purest moment. That's when you can understand how an audience will ultimately receive it. The first reading of the script is so important because you're experiencing it all for the first time, and it's then that you really know if it's going to work or not.

I'd read a lot of scripts, and I remember reading 'Orange Is the New Black,' and it was at the head of the pack. I remember thinking, 'Wow, that is really good. I would love to be a part of that.'

I'm a reader. I found out that, whether you're a studio head or a director, you must read your own material. You can't rely on readers.

Obviously, if Woody Allen calls and says he wants you to read a script, of course you read it.

Some people say that they read the first 20 pages, and then decide if they want to do the film or not. But, I have to read the entire thing 'cause anything can change in a script.

You read a million scripts during pilot season, and most of them are not very good, so the good ones really shine.

My dad's got a brilliant eye for scripts 'cos he's a literary agent. He and my agent read a load of scripts and filter them.

I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script.

I'm not accustomed to doing films without seeing the script.

It always starts with a script. I like to have plenty of time to read something, and I always like to read a paper copy. I hate reading it on email. I sit down with a script, and want to see how it hits me. It's an instinctive process.

I have a lot of scripts that come my way, and some of them take a bit longer to read than others. There are a lot of things that I have to pass on because I'm just not into it, and sometimes the story is slightly forced.

I get a lot of emails of scripts and pilots, and they want me to give feedback, and sometimes I can't because it's so many.

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.

Reading scripts is actually quite a relaxing part of the job. Strangely relaxing. This is a whole different ball game.

Usually, I read the script very often. I think that everything is hiding in the script.

I have a lot of trouble with scripts. I have a lot of trouble imagining things while I'm reading them.

Usually, if you read a script by somebody else and there's a dense page of stage directions, people just skip through it or speed read it.

You'll read a script, and it'll grab me, or it won't.