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title: "2 Josh Quotes By John August"
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> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/josh-friedman-and-i-have-been-friends-for-years-and-he-said-hey-if/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

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> [I loved The Sarah Connor Chronicles that Josh did, and I loved that it was a family drama with a huge, different element. And this is also a family drama with a huge, very different element. I think he'll kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-loved-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-that-josh-did-and-i-loved-that-it/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

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## Other authors on Josh

## More by John August

> [Most times a person grows up gradually, but I found myself in a hurry... Hoping to find an answer, I uncovered an article about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/most-times-a-person-grows-up-gradually-but-i-found-myself-in-a-hurry/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [I knew that Weird Girl was going to be kind of amazing. The secret truth of Weird Girl is that I put her in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-knew-that-weird-girl-was-going-to-be-kind-of-amazing-the-secret/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/every-once-in-awhile-allison-abbate-would-drop-a-note-and-say-it-s/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/you-know-something-has-really-stuck-in-tim-s-head-when-he-s-drawn/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [ Preacher is a great frustration because I thought it was done, and then it got put in the press notes for the \[Frankenweenie\] junket… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/preacher-is-a-great-frustration-because-i-thought-it-was-done-and/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/for-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-he-came-to-me-and-said-i-want/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [I often say that a lot of my job, as a screenwriter, is sort of being a stock picker, in that I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-often-say-that-a-lot-of-my-job-as-a-screenwriter-is-sort-of-being-a/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-counted-it-up-once-i-think-i-have-written-45-full-screenplays-of/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [I convinced Tim to add one song, and then we added five. We changed a lot of things while we were shooting, which you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-convinced-tim-to-add-one-song-and-then-we-added-five-we-changed-a/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/now-it-s-common-knowledge-that-most-towns-of-a-certain-size-have-a/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/frankenweenie-is-also-about-mortality-but-at-a-very-different-stage/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [ Josh \[Friedman\] and I have been friends for years, and he said, "Hey, if you ever want to do a TV show, I can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/josh-friedman-and-i-have-been-friends-for-years-and-he-said-hey-if/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [I knew that this was the movie in which a lot of the cinema version of Burton-esque first started. So, I knew that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-knew-that-this-was-the-movie-in-which-a-lot-of-the-cinema-version/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [With Corpse Bride, I saw a lot more of it during the process because we were changing things a lot. When I came onto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/with-corpse-bride-i-saw-a-lot-more-of-it-during-the-process-because/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

> [I've always written towards movies that take place across two worlds. Most of the movies that I've worked on take place in two worlds,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-august/i-ve-always-written-towards-movies-that-take-place-across-two-worlds/)

[John August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-august/)

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