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title: "7 Film Written Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/the-script-for-this-film-was-written-52-years-ago-by-edward-r-murrow/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

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> [Every screenwriter worthy of the name has already directed his film when he has written his script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-l-mankiewicz/every-screenwriter-worthy-of-the-name-has-already-directed-his-film/)

[Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-l-mankiewicz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af8/joseph-l-mankiewicz-29724_cinema_every-screenwriter-worthy-of-the-name-ha_440640.jpg)

> [I would love to produce a film. I have written a script and am in the process of writing another, so maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-shekoni/i-would-love-to-produce-a-film-i-have-written-a-script-and-am-in-the/)

[Judi Shekoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-shekoni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/judi-shekoni-35237_africa_i-would-love-to-produce-a-film-i-have-wr_641485.jpg)

> [I feel like if a film is well-written, then the character's arc is complete. There really is very little room to expand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-elwes/i-feel-like-if-a-film-is-well-written-then-the-character-s-arc-is/)

[Cary Elwes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-elwes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/cary-elwes-18146_arcs_i-feel-like-if-a-film-is-well-written-th_1160815.png)

> [I abhor badly-written characters and any character, be it man, woman, any character in the film. If it is a well-written character,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sayani-gupta/i-abhor-badly-written-characters-and-any-character-be-it-man-woman/)

[Sayani Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sayani-gupta/)

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> [When I watch films now, theres more of a musicality to the way the film are written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-tip/when-i-watch-films-now-theres-more-of-a-musicality-to-the-way-the/)

[Q-Tip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-tip/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d67/q-tip-7839_cinema_when-i-watch-films-now-theres-more-of-a_3006385.jpg)

> [ “The shot \[in the 1956 film Written on the Wind \] with Dorothy Malone walking down the stairs makes all rock videos… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aki-kaurismaki/the-shot-in-the-1956-film-written-on-the-wind-with-dorothy-malone/)

[Aki Kaurismäki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aki-kaurismaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/aki-kaurismaki-80241_film_the-shot-in-the-1956-film-written-on-the_3112120.jpg)

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