“It was like when you see a movie in the theater during the day, and when you leave the movie, you can't… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I want to be an author/director and I'm writing my second book now and I want to make a movie of it,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Writing a novel is a lot like directing a movie because you are creating a world and a tone, you are creating… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Those writers that have zero say in their movie adaptations have zero say because they sell it. If you don't sell it,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
The movie itself was very interesting, but I didn't think it was very good because I didn't really feel different when it… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Writing screenplays is incredibly hard. I can't call it joy. Writing Novels? Joy. Directing? Joy. Writing Screenplays? That's where you pay all… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I would make the movie industry more like the television industry. TV is more material driven. In TV, you can break new… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I found, through the process of doing 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' that I really love directing movies and I love… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Personally, I like to think my brother is having a college experience like they do in the movies. I don't mean the… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Then the movie started. It was in a foreign language and had subtitles, which was fun because I had never read a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
More like the movie where the guy meets a smart girl who wears a lot of sweaters and drinks cocoa. They talk… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. Because she was my friend again.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when someone doesn't need a shoulder. What if they need the arm or something like that? You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things. Like take someone's… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
Most of the people I know who were raised to be accommodating or were raised to just be nice and put everybody's needs ahead… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not ever again. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun. Then,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this story -… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I bothered you, Susan. I'm just having a tough time. That's all. Have a good one," I said and walked away.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's like he would take a photograph of Sam, and the photograph would be beautiful. And he would think that the reason the photograph… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
