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title: "10 Original Script Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/to-be-fair-to-ourselves-in-almost-every-original-script-the-timing-is/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/michael-loceff-33747_fairs_to-be-fair-to-ourselves-in-almost-every_2673219.jpg)

> [I have always thought if you are going to make a film, it's much better to have an original script that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-boyd/i-have-always-thought-if-you-are-going-to-make-a-film-it-s-much/)

[William Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-boyd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/william-boyd-3581_always_i-have-always-thought-if-you-are-going-t_933385.png)

> [There's always something that draws you away from the original script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-corman/there-s-always-something-that-draws-you-away-from-the-original-script/)

[Roger Corman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-corman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4aa/roger-corman-16514_away_there-s-always-something-that-draws-you_1010215.png)

> [What first attracted me to doing Swiss Army Man was just how mental it was - how insane and wonderful and original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-radcliffe/what-first-attracted-me-to-doing-swiss-army-man-was-just-how-mental/)

[Daniel Radcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-radcliffe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/daniel-radcliffe-919_army_what-first-attracted-me-to-doing-swiss-a_1504538.jpg)

> [A lot of our favorite comedies in general are usually directed by writers, whether or not they wrote the original script themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/a-lot-of-our-favorite-comedies-in-general-are-usually-directed-by/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/jon-hurwitz-43014_comedies_a-lot-of-our-favorite-comedies-in-genera_1463236.jpg)

> [In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/in-the-original-script-my-character-was-a-basketball-player-rather/)

[Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/eddie-murphy-7566_ball-player_in-the-original-script-my-character-was_2026529.jpg)

> [“I think maybe I’m just a victim of movies, y’know? That I have some completely unrealistic notion of what a relationship can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-maybe-i-m-just-a-victim-of-movies-y-know-that-i-have-some/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/charlie-kaufman-2409_eternal-sunshine_i-think-maybe-i-m-just-a-victim-of-movie_834019.jpg)

> [You have to accept that the moment you hand a script to a director, even if you've written it as an original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-levin/you-have-to-accept-that-the-moment-you-hand-a-script-to-a-director/)

[Victor Levin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-levin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/victor-levin-28942_ability_you-have-to-accept-that-the-moment-you-h_459606.jpg)

> [Any good movie or script usually, if they're doing their job, gives the highest platform possible for an actor to leap off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-theroux/any-good-movie-or-script-usually-if-they-re-doing-their-job-gives-the/)

[Justin Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-theroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/justin-theroux-14804_actors_any-good-movie-or-script-usually-if-they_3133890.png)

> [Producers on Broadway approached us with an original script after relaunching ourselves as 'A Great Big World,' and wanted us to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-axel/producers-on-broadway-approached-us-with-an-original-script-after/)

[Ian Axel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-axel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/ian-axel-37767_after_producers-on-broadway-approached-us-with_1616237.jpg)

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