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> [The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/the-similarity-between-the-big-directors-i-ve-worked-with-is-that/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

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## More by Steven Zaillian

> [I'm not one of those people who writes long soliloquies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/i-m-not-one-of-those-people-who-writes-long-soliloquies/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [I find that most of my scripts have a lot more scenes than most films, so the average movie might have 100 scenes, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/i-find-that-most-of-my-scripts-have-a-lot-more-scenes-than-most-films/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/the-similarity-between-the-big-directors-i-ve-worked-with-is-that/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [I have no problem with anyone being precise about small things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/i-have-no-problem-with-anyone-being-precise-about-small-things/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [I have a few things that I have written over the years that haven't been made, but I sort of feel like there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/i-have-a-few-things-that-i-have-written-over-the-years-that-haven-t/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [You do a draft and you get more notes. You start to get the feeling that this either isn't going to happen or it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/you-do-a-draft-and-you-get-more-notes-you-start-to-get-the-feeling/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [The main thing that I learned from editing is that most people, when they're making a film, they start too early into the story.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/the-main-thing-that-i-learned-from-editing-is-that-most-people-when/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [People who would go to an arthouse cinema and watch a Swedish movie and read subtitles … it's a small percentage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/people-who-would-go-to-an-arthouse-cinema-and-watch-a-swedish-movie/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

> [When I am writing I don't set a certain number of pages. I do know that the further into a script I get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/when-i-am-writing-i-don-t-set-a-certain-number-of-pages-i-do-know/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

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