I present the nominees, well, not me the Voice of God, for Best Screenplay. — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
I wrote the screenplay for 'This Is Where I Leave You' - all 40 drafts of it. — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it. — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
“CUT! ... Cut... ... FUCKING CUT IT! … Where is the fucking screenplay?” — Deyth Banger Copy Share Image
Roles don't fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating. — Fahadh Faasil Copy Share Image
The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
That freedom of writing you don't get in other formats, I'd rather leave it to someone else to deal with the headache… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
During script narrations, if I feel the screenplay mood jumping abruptly, I tell the director, and they work on it. — Vijay Sethupathi Copy Share Image
Even Dopehri,' if somebody has a bit of imagination, the way it's written, they will be able to see that it's a… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a screenplay writer or a photographer. First question people asked me: 'Who do… — Shenaz Treasury Copy Share Image
“When you look for beauty, you usually end up finding it. From Central Park Song (A Screenplay)” — Zack Love Copy Share Image
The one that I've always wanted - and I have Scott Rudin in my way blocking it - is 'Blood Meridian,' which… — John Hillcoat Copy Share Image
When you're writing a screenplay, it's like you're dreaming the film for yourself again and again and again until it becomes almost… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
Writing a screenplay, for me, is like juggling. It's like, how many balls can you get in the air at once? All… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
The screenplay is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it - the noses of… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Think about 'GoodFellas': It could be a textbook on how not to write a screenplay. It leans on voice-over at the beginning,… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Writing a screenplay is like climbing a mountain. When you’re climbing, all you can see is the rock in front of you… — Syd Field Copy Share Image
For the film 'Saat Khoon Maaf,' which was adapted from my story 'Susanna's Seven Husbands,' I did collaborate on the screenplay. I… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Acting is fun and I refuse to get involved in the semantics and the politics of strategy and breaking out of something… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
If there's a good screenplay, there's a chance that something good is going to happen. If you don't have a brilliant screenplay,… — Ayelet Zurer 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
The way that I'm feeling the shift in movie industry is that women are allowed to be part of the development process.… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
When you're in pajamas that are sagging in the ass because you've got a battery pack that's weighing them down, and covered… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
In terms of it being a first screenplay, literally, my hat is off to him [Wally Pfister]. I didn't see any virgin… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
“I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
The graphic novel? I love comics and so, yes. I don't think we talked about that. We weren't influenced necessarily by graphic… — Todd Farmer Copy Share Image
I love writing. When I finish a script, it's a joy to sit down and go all the way through it. It's… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
It really depends on what the screenplay is asking of you, and what your responsibility is to that character. You have the… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
A book is maybe about 350 pages, and the prose allows for readers to get a glimpse into the internal lives of… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“Watch movies. Read screenplays. Let them be your guide. […] Yes, McKee has been able to break down how the popular screenplay… — Brian Koppelman Copy Share Image
“Captain Harvile: Poor Phoebe, she would not have forgotten him so soon. It was not in her nature. Anne Elliot: It would… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
In 'Dear Father,' you will see some remarkable work in terms of the screenplay. — Paresh Rawal Copy Share Image
It takes me two to three years to write a novel. A screenplay is 100 pages and takes five years. — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
A movie is painting, it's photography, it's literature - because you have to have the screenplay - it's music. Put a different… — Paula Patton Copy Share Image
I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
![“In terms of it being a first screenplay, literally, my hat is off to him [Wally Pfister]. I didn't see any virgin blather in screen direction, or anything like that. It was just a wonderfully executed piece, and a complicated one. The mathematics involved in putting this film together, between…” quote by Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/efc/johnny-depp-658_blather_in-terms-of-it-being-a-first-screenplay_1024129.jpg)
![“I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of god. Holiness is in right action, and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness. What God desires is here [mind] and here [heart] and what you…” quote by William Monahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e0/william-monahan-3226_every-day_i-put-no-stock-in-religion-by-the-word-r_8215.jpg)
![“Watch movies. Read screenplays. Let them be your guide. […] Yes, McKee has been able to break down how the popular screenplay has worked. He has identified key qualities that many commercially successful screenplays share, he has codified a language that has been adopted by creative executives in…” quote by Brian Koppelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/efa/brian-koppelman-41713_art_watch-movies-read-screenplays-let-them-b_857415.jpg)
