Sometimes people can't afford to work for you, or they're not interested or available, and you hate to have written the whole… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
There were not fifteen people in the story department and twenty-five producers and stuff. And Roger had produced 1,000 movies and directed… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you're also going to have people come who… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
Fahrenheit 9/11 took public domain information that should have been on the news every night and put it in a film that… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
As a screenwriter I'm often writing in genres where there have been thousands of movies; whereas when I direct movies they tend… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, How can you make a movie during an election that's… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
There are genres I don't care for, and I've never worked in those genres, and then sometimes there are people that I… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
I made it about a three-day weekend so people wouldn't have to change their clothes a lot. We didn't have an art… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
But compared to writing a novel, where you can be God, I did the Bay of Pigs invasion in six pages once, and there… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
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… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
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… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
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… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
To this day, I get rewrite offers where they say: 'We feel this script needs work with character, dialogue, plot and tone,' and when… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
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… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
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… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
“There is great literature about imprisonment, . . . about the foot soldier, . . . about the sea -- but not one great work about flying.” — John Sayles Copy Share Image
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… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing itself you… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
