As a very experienced writer once told me, 'It's in the rewrites'.
Tom Skerritt

I'm currently trying to direct my own material.
Tom Skerritt

Just being hired by a great director is complimentary.
Tom Skerritt

Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.
Tom Skerritt

Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material.
Tom Skerritt

One has the responsibility to oneself, to the writer, director and the people who put up the money, to put out the best of what one has experienced and understood about the human condition as it relates to the role one has been hired to portray.
Tom Skerritt

Rarely ever see or meet the writer during shooting.
Tom Skerritt

TV writing is different than other mediums, involving the writer.
Tom Skerritt