If you have a good script, that's what gets you involved. It's harder to write a good screenplay than to find something. — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
Writing a screenplay is so spare, it kind of reminded me that I really should celebrate what I can do in a… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
'Fanboys' was the first real screenplay that I ever wrote that was an original story with my own characters. — Ernest Cline 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
“Lonliness is a bitch, but then so is alimony and child support. - a very disillusioned Apoorva, THE PLATOS ASCENSION BRIEF.” — Earl Devere 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
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
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
[Bad Influence]was David Koepp's first big screenplay. It was actually a writing sample that was around town to get David work at… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I've wondered if 'Harry Potter' would have been as big if it was 'Harriet Potter.' Now that I've written a screenplay -… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I'm interested in and then I decide… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Once, I optioned a novel and tried to do a screenplay on it, which was great fun, but I was too respectful.… — Gene Hackman Copy Share Image
I've done some stuff with Thomas Jane and Tim Bradstreet in the comic world and it was interesting to me how close… — Todd Farmer Copy Share Image
Even though a screenplay is performed only once, unlike other forms of drama, it's still a performance in itself, and unless it's… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
I'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
The way Nolan looks at things is just amazing. It can be easily seen in all his films. I was just watching… — Sushant Singh Rajput 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
Every film-maker while writing a screenplay comes to a landmark point in the plot where he thinks a scene can be narrated… — Manoj Kumar Copy Share Image
On every film, there are producers all over the place, and everyone's got to have an opinion. I think the screenplay is… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I don't generate a storyline and then fill it out in the course of writing. The story actually generates in the course… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
I think screenplay is hard. I've tried that, and it felt really difficult; like, all the stuff I think I'm good at,… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
I wrote a screenplay for a 'Sweet Valley High' adaptation, and it's really amazing to me how many women who are my… — Diablo Cody 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
He [Taika Watiti] worked on this screenplay for a couple of years and just getting it right and the result is there.… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
To be honest, I don't usually do very much research, especially if I'm working with a director who also wrote the screenplay.… — Christina Ricci Copy Share Image
I don't want to write any more screenplays, I'll tell you that right now. It's a waste of time. You've got too… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I think you leave your imprint on every screenplay. I like to bring my experience as a woman to all my female… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
You write a screenplay and then everybody is going to want to get in on it and we have to figure that… — Craig Brewer Copy Share Image
A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
We now live in a world both in film and television where everything is based on something. You point out, "Star Wars"… — Alfred Gough Copy Share Image
I want to try directing too, whenever that comes. I have a book that I'm interested in, and I possibly want to… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
Writing a screenplay needs to be more than words on a page - and by the way, I think the words on… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Daring to make films of any kind and thus invite the possibility of ridicule was an internal battle of mine for many… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
I found the structure of writing a screenplay harder than the structure of writing an essay. But it was definitely challenging to… — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
I've wanted to make a film about French youth since I went to Cannes with my first film 'Kids' in 1995 ...… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a movie once at Lake of the Woods, where my parents had a cabin, which I now have.… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
If you're writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation. In this play, I had a strong main character… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I'd love to be involved, but… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Based on a taut screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh, 'Do Anjane' was a Hindi adaptation of Nihar Ranjan Gupta's famous Bengali novel, 'Ratrir… — Rekha Copy Share Image
![“[Bad Influence]was David Koepp's first big screenplay. It was actually a writing sample that was around town to get David work at the time, and Steve Tisch - now the owner of the New York Giants - found it, loved it, and together we put it together. But I'd say that would be the one I'd tell…” quote by Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/rob-lowe-855_big-screen_bad-influence-was-david-koepp-s-first-bi_1433397.jpg)
![“He [Taika Watiti] worked on this screenplay for a couple of years and just getting it right and the result is there. He's made really close to a perfect film [Hunt for the Wilderpeople]... Perfect as you can be.” quote by Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/rhys-darby-12111_couple_he-taika-watiti-worked-on-this-screenpla_2074685.jpg)
