Though 'Moneyball' had the talents of screenwriters Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin going for it, they weren't baseball insiders. — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
The thing about movies is if somebody has an idea that works, it's in, and I say that as a screenwriter as… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Not a word of my writing has ever been changed by another person's hands, and I don't think many screenwriters can say… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
'The Buccaneers' was an Edith Wharton novel, and she never finished it, and a screenwriter adapted it for television. — James Frain Copy Share Image
If a story doesn't give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage. — Samuel Fuller Copy Share Image
Screenwriter Flacco nicely evokes the aftermath of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake in his fiction debut, a novel of suspense. — William Bernhardt Copy Share Image
All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The screenwriters I know share a few personality traits and one of them is anxiety. — Tony Gilroy Copy Share Image
I've always been a bit repelled by "Sunset Boulevard", which is wrong about almost everything it touches, whether it's fame, Hollywood, screenwriters,… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
I make my living now as a screenwriter! Which I’m surprised and horrified to find myself saying, but I don’t think I… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
There's a certain exhaustion that sets in when screenwriters are approaching sequels, and they start to lean on crutches - those same… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Too few journalists become screenwriters. I say to all the would-be screenwriters: Become journalists. And I’ll say to working journalists: Do not… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
Hollywood screenwriters tend to have the longevity of NFL running backs. So the truth is no one can put more pressure on… — David Benioff Copy Share Image
One of the series of decisions that the great screenwriter John McNamara made was about who to depict. [Ronald] Reagan had a… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
The great thing, as a screenwriter, is that you are always proud of what ends up on the screen, you are able… — Jamie Linden Copy Share Image
A Message to Children Who Have Read This Book - When you grow up and have children of your own, do please… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
In real life, people fumble their words. They repeat themselves and stare blankly off into space and don't listen properly to what… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
The Iraq war is a huge subject and there have been many films about it. But it was when the private contractors… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
Most aspiring screenwriters simply don't spend enough time choosing their concept. It's by far the most common mistake I see in spec… — Terry Rossio Copy Share Image
John Logan is maybe the No. 1 screenwriter in the world today, not to mention that he won a Tony for Best… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I guess like any writer or screenwriter I'm alone in my own world so much of the time that I'm often trying… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
I counted it up once. I think I have written 45 full screenplays. Of those, maybe 15 have been shot, in some… — John August Copy Share Image
In L.A., we have a saying - 'What do you do?' It's less of a question and more of a self-defense mechanism… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
It's very hard to be a screenwriter. I remember getting a couple of awards. I got a PEN West award a million… — Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Screenwriting is a terrible way to make a living and I always try to talk anyone out of it. Until you sit… — Amy Holden Jones Copy Share Image
Relative to the power that movie stars have, and producers and directors, I would say that even the most respected screenwriters have… — Robert Towne Copy Share Image
“Today, names of screenwriters like Zoe Akins, Jeanie Macpherson, Beulah Marie Dix, Lenore Coffee, Anita Loos, June Mathis, Bess Meredyth, Jane Murfin,… — Cari Beauchamp Copy Share Image
It's a tough time for screenwriters right now, because fewer movies are getting made. I'm enjoying television so much. It offers opportunities… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
I think part of being a good screenwriter is being as concise as possible. — Eric Roth Copy Share Image
L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know why. On many levels, it's such a thankless occupation. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The Alexander Technique works... I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
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