When things aren't working out, screenwriters have a tendency to say, "Go do other things," but you shouldn't do other things. You… — Jacques Audiard Copy Share Image
Part of my learning curve as a novice screenwriter was peeling back the layers and getting to the core of the story.… — Aurora Guerrero Copy Share Image
A lot of screenwriters write certain characters, certain parts, with actors in mind. I don't really tend to do that. I describe… — Travis Beacham Copy Share Image
When a novelist or screenwriter is looking for a subject, the element he's seeking is conflict. Conflict makes drama. Conflict produces great… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
All drama is conflict. Without conflict, there is no action. Without action, there is no character. Without character, there is no story.… — Syd Field Copy Share Image
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I don't think I'm more of a screenwriter than I am a fiction writer. I'm more of a reader than a film-watcher,… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
The best thing about writing has been the writer's life, the sense of being expressed, the ownership of the day, the entirely… — Anthony Minghella Copy Share Image
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Comic books themselves are getting more literate. And there are people who are screenwriters and television writers and novelists who are writing… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams,… — Jim Jarmusch 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
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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
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
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
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If screenwriters have to kill off a female character, they love to give her cancer. We've seen so many great actresses go… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
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I wasn't a frustrated writer who really wanted to act or a frustrated writer who really wanted to direct. I was really… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I think what's important for kids to know is that your decisions here on earth matter, your behavior matters and how you… — Matt Damon 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
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
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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
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
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
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
You need contrast and conflict in order to tell a story. Stories need to have dark and light, turmoil, all those things.… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Starting in '98 when I was researching 'Traffic,' I got to meet really serious people in Washington, which for a screenwriter was… — Stephen Gaghan Copy Share Image
With a screenwriter and with the actors there is always an environment of trust. You can say anything, all your secrets, and… — Deniz Gamze Erguven Copy Share Image
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Whenever I work on a film, I have three rules. Only three and I tell them to every screenwriter. I say let's… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Graphic novels and comic books offer an easy foothold into that world, and screenwriters and studio execs gravitate toward those, because I… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
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