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> [Honestly, I actually would really love to see more musical theatre actors do the movie adaptations of shows - I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-degarmo/honestly-i-actually-would-really-love-to-see-more-musical-theatre/)

[Diana DeGarmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-degarmo/)

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> [Once we start seeing video games that have more memorable characters, you'll see better movie adaptations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-s-goyer/once-we-start-seeing-video-games-that-have-more-memorable-characters/)

[David S. Goyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-s-goyer/)

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> [The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I've seen, without exception, in my opinion don't work. A lot of people would disagree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/the-movie-adaptations-of-stage-musicals-that-i-ve-seen-without/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

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> [A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-schickel/a-great-novel-is-concerned-primarily-with-the-interior-lives-of-its/)

[Richard Schickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-schickel/)

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> [Those writers that have zero say in their movie adaptations have zero say because they sell it. If you don't sell it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/those-writers-that-have-zero-say-in-their-movie-adaptations-have-zero/)

[Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/stephen-chbosky-387_adaptation_those-writers-that-have-zero-say-in-thei_2016713.png)

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