I think if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Collaborating on a film script involves two people sitting in a room separated by the silence of two minds working together.” — Darlene Craviotto 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
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Screenwriting is an opportunity to fly first class, be treated like a celebrity, sit around the pool and be betrayed. — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
I've been doing a bit of screenwriting and producing, and even a bit of directing. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Scripts are what matter... if you get those foundations wrong, then you absolutely don’t stand a shot. — Tim Bevan Copy Share Image
“people don't really want original stories. they want different versions of the same story. this is called meta-narrative.” — Chester Elijah Branch Copy Share Image
If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the… — John Patrick Shanley Copy Share Image
The history of screenwriting - of what we do - is more than 100 years old. It's thousands of years old, going… — John Logan Copy Share Image
I wanted to do screenwriting. That's what I went to school for, but my major was overfilled, and when I got 'The… — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
I think that screenwriting probably isn't seen as writing in the same way that novel-writing is seen as writing. But I certainly… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come… — Jay Duplass Copy Share Image
Initially I only decided to try and write a novel because I wasn't getting enough screenwriting work. It wasn't a long-held ambition,… — Stef Penney Copy Share Image
“You may initially find yourself at a point of re-convincing that there could be a positive twist, and that's okay. Suspense naturally… — Chinonye J. Chidolue Copy Share Image
I guess I considered myself just sort of a sketch comedian, you know? Actual screenwriting hadn't really occurred to me as a… — Thomas Lennon Copy Share Image
I first came to cinema as a passionate filmgoer, when I was a child. Then, when I was a very young man,… — Dario Argento Copy Share Image
Few literary depictions of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake match the intensity and visceral power of those in Flacco's gripping first novel.… — William Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories… — Chiara Barzini Copy Share Image
I just always remember myself as the teenager with questions about movies and screenwriting. I would hope that there was somebody out… — John August Copy Share Image
Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to… — Miranda Cosgrove Copy Share Image
I thought The Big Short deserved a nomination because Adam MacKay is one of the best filmmakers. A lot of what he… — Bun B Copy Share Image
The reason for his seven-year hiatus in direction: My son Aditya made Mohabbatein (2000), which took a lot of time and energy.… — Yash Chopra Copy Share Image
I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
“Your audience is your adversary. If you don't have one get one - imagine it. Imagine it now. To whom is your… — Billy Marshall Stoneking Copy Share Image
“When he was in college, a famous poet made a useful distinction for him. He had drunk enough in the poet's company… — John Crowley 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
“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
“I was always bad at reading scripts. Back then, I’d be offered millions of dollars to do movies and barely crack the… — Matthew Perry Copy Share Image
I'm a playwright by trade, and in theater, writers have complete control over everything. Nobody can change a word without your permission.… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
“When asked if he had a special feeling for books, critic-turned-filmmaker Francois Truffaut answered, "No. I love them and films equally, but… — Alexis Krasilovsky Copy Share Image
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