Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario; and whenever he gave me a script, I would… — Joe Shuster Copy Share Image
A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that… — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because it clears my head. After writing a movie, I go running back to music… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don't… — Ayelet Zurer Copy Share Image
Never take no for an answer. It took me 20 years between the time I wrote my first screenplay and the time… — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
I don't think I write differently when I'm writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
While I filmed the 'Walker, Texas Ranger' series for eight and a half years, I had never had much time to read,… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
I loved the tone and the characters. They're all very different and they're all very typical for their time. When you read… — Lone Scherfig Copy Share Image
Usually, when special effects get in the way, it's because the story isn't strong enough. If you don't start with a strong… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
I think it started to feel like home when I stopped maintaining any pretense that I was ever going to be in… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
I look for an interesting and often times, fresh character. Something different that what is done all the time or than I've… — William Baldwin Copy Share Image
My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I love Hap and Leonard and plan to write more about them, but not exclusively about them. I have always worked in… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
I stopped doing that [photojournalism] and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films. I had no idea about the… — Rani Mukerji Copy Share Image
I like movies. I've written screenplays as a sort of procrastination thing for me. Like I'll work for a couple months on… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I don't write [screenplay character] biographies beforehand. I usually go in knowing some sequences: this is where I want to start, this… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
If I'm feeling something, I have a lot of different ways to express it, you know? I can write an article about… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now. — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I have always had trouble recognizing myself in the features of the intellectual playing his political role according to the screenplay that… — Jacques Derrida Copy Share Image
I was originally casted to be in the Superman movie but I read the script and realized that it was mysteriously similar… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
There's one massive problem with coming from writing novels into screenplays that I've discovered over the years, which is that you've got… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor. — Robert Schwentke Copy Share Image
The day you step on the floor the meter is ticking and time is of the essence. You can't really afford to… — Robert Schwentke Copy Share Image
I always say when you write a book, you're a 'one-man band.' Whereas, when you finish a screenplay, it's just a sketch. — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I've written poetry since I was a kid. As the years went on, I got into writing stories and screenplays, but I… — Blake Jenner Copy Share Image
[Oscar Wilde's Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I like the varying rhythm of being a writer that you have a period of being in complete isolation where it's just… — Patrick Marber Copy Share Image
Whether I'm in front of the camera, behind the camera, at my computer writing a novel or a screenplay, as long as… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
I don't want to write any more screenplays, I'll tell you that right now. It's a waste of time. You've got too… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
He [Taika Watiti] worked on this screenplay for a couple of years and just getting it right and the result is there.… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
Screenplay is the toughest form of writing for me, because you need to be in present tense. You need to be describing… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
I just finished a novel, and I'm back kind of noodling on the screenplays. Screenplays are tough. I am making music, I'm… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Those writers that have zero say in their movie adaptations have zero say because they sell it. If you don't sell it,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I wrote a screenplay for a 'Sweet Valley High' adaptation, and it's really amazing to me how many women who are my… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
I do not think I will ever write screenplays based on my books. I would not know what to cut out and… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
When I met Judd Apatow, he told me I should start writing screenplays. They'd be really bad at first, but the more… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
If you're writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there's a good chance the words you write aren't… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
I do love the challenge of screenplays. They're so difficult, such an alien form. It makes them endlessly fascinating. Something I can't… — Stephen Graham Jones Copy Share Image
![“I stopped doing that [photojournalism] and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need a lot of money. Even for a cheap movie, you need film stock and equipment and actors.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/076/curtis-hanson-9380_actors_i-stopped-doing-that-photojournalism-and_1762113.jpg)
![“I don't write [screenplay character] biographies beforehand. I usually go in knowing some sequences: this is where I want to start, this is where I want to end.” quote by John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/34c/john-sayles-12623_biographies_i-don-t-write-screenplay-character-biogr_1918491.jpg)
![“[Oscar Wilde's Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff like that, but that's why I guess it's semi-autobiographical.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/784/al-pacino-1656_autobiographical_oscar-wilde-s-salome-screenplay-is-not-a_610419.jpg)
![“He [Taika Watiti] worked on this screenplay for a couple of years and just getting it right and the result is there. He's made really close to a perfect film [Hunt for the Wilderpeople]... Perfect as you can be.” quote by Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/833/rhys-darby-12111_couple_he-taika-watiti-worked-on-this-screenpla_2074685.jpg)
