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> [Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they're not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/those-are-fun-especially-if-they-re-going-to-shoot-them-in-four-weeks/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

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## More by John Sayles

> [But compared to writing a novel, where you can be God, I did the Bay of Pigs invasion in six pages once, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/but-compared-to-writing-a-novel-where-you-can-be-god-i-did-the-bay-of/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they ever come out-because many of them don't come out-but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/not-that-i-ve-always-loved-the-movie-when-they-finally-come-out-or-if/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/i-think-i-got-spoiled-and-that-writing-a-short-story-and-getting-it/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/i-never-thought-about-being-a-writer-as-i-grew-up-a-writer-wasn-t/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [My argument has always been that this is not an anti-Bush film, it's a pro-democracy film. And if Bush comes out on the wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/my-argument-has-always-been-that-this-is-not-an-anti-bush-film-it-s-a/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [To this day, I get rewrite offers where they say: 'We feel this script needs work with character, dialogue, plot and tone,' and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/to-this-day-i-get-rewrite-offers-where-they-say-we-feel-this-script/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [And it was out in the theaters in two weeks. This is not, 'We're going to develop twenty-five and maybe one's going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/and-it-was-out-in-the-theaters-in-two-weeks-this-is-not-we-re-going/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [The media in America has become so cowed and compromised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/the-media-in-america-has-become-so-cowed-and-compromised/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [You get to say, 'Here's my philosophical idea about what the costume should like,' and the costume designer comes and gives you choices and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/you-get-to-say-here-s-my-philosophical-idea-about-what-the-costume/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [“There is great literature about imprisonment, . . . about the foot soldier, . . . about the sea -- but not one great work about flying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/there-is-great-literature-about-imprisonment-about-the-foot-soldier/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [Sometimes people can't afford to work for you, or they're not interested or available, and you hate to have written the whole movie with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/sometimes-people-can-t-afford-to-work-for-you-or-they-re-not/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing itself you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/i-certainly-grew-up-seeing-more-movies-and-television-than-i-read/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [When I read a story or see something play out in front of me I say, how come nobody's made a movie or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/when-i-read-a-story-or-see-something-play-out-in-front-of-me-i-say/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [For me the writing, when I'm going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don't change it very much;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/for-me-the-writing-when-i-m-going-to-direct-it-myself-is-really-just/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

> [I remember being out here at the Sunset Marquis, and whoever knocked on the door, I would take that picture that I was writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/i-remember-being-out-here-at-the-sunset-marquis-and-whoever-knocked/)

[John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/)

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