For Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he came to me and said, "I want to do everything that's in the book, and as much more as you need, so that it all makes sense." I was like, "Okay!" And then,… — John August Copy Share
Most times a person grows up gradually, but I found myself in a hurry... Hoping to find an answer, I uncovered an article about the common goldfish. "Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish will double, triple, or quadruple in size." It occurred to me then that I was intended for larger… — John August Copy Share
I knew that Weird Girl was going to be kind of amazing. The secret truth of Weird Girl is that I put her in… — John August Copy Share Image
Every once in awhile, Allison Abbate would drop a note and say, "It's going really well!," and I was like, "Great!" So, I had not seen it in about two years. They went off and started shooting, and I saw it all put together with almost the final sound mix and it was remarkable. I was so, so happy and… — John August Copy Share
You know something has really stuck in Tim's head when he's drawn what the character looks like. Weird Girl and Elsa actually switched places,… — John August Copy Share Image
Preacher is a great frustration because I thought it was done, and then it got put in the press notes for the [Frankenweenie] junket and everyone started asking about it again. Preacher could be filmed, at any point. It's sort of ready to go, but it's lacking a green light. At some point, that green light might come, but it… — John August Copy Share
For Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he came to me and said, "I want to do everything that's in the book, and as much more as you need, so that it all makes sense." I was like, "Okay!" And then, I would pitch back to him my love for Charlie Bucket's family and how lucky Charlie was, and that I… — John August Copy Share
I often say that a lot of my job, as a screenwriter, is sort of being a stock picker, in that I need to figure out what movies are probably going to get made because otherwise I'm spending a lot of my time on something that's trapped in 12-point courier. So, having Tim's interest in doing a movie is a… — John August Copy Share
I counted it up once. I think I have written 45 full screenplays. Of those, maybe 15 have been shot, in some form. That's… — John August Copy Share Image
I convinced Tim to add one song, and then we added five. We changed a lot of things while we were shooting, which you… — John August Copy Share Image
Now, it's common knowledge that most towns of a certain size have a witch, if only to eat misbehaving children and the occasional puppy… — John August Copy Share Image
Frankenweenie is also about mortality, but at a very different stage. It's losing a parent versus losing a dog. I don't run away from… — John August Copy Share Image
Josh [Friedman] and I have been friends for years, and he said, "Hey, if you ever want to do a TV show, I can… — John August Copy Share Image
![“Josh [Friedman] and I have been friends for years, and he said, "Hey, if you ever want to do a TV show, I can take it over and run it," and I was like, "Yes!" He's always been so busy that I never dared to ask that, but it just worked out, time wise, that this was the season where we could…” quote by John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/294/john-august-24608_asks_josh-friedman-and-i-have-been-friends-fo_1478978.jpg)