The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
When I am writing I don't set a certain number of pages. I do know that the further into a script I get the faster it goes. As soon as you start making decisions you start cutting off all of… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
I find that most of my scripts have a lot more scenes than most films, so the average movie might have 100 scenes, my… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
I have a few things that I have written over the years that haven't been made, but I sort of feel like there was… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
You do a draft and you get more notes. You start to get the feeling that this either isn't going to happen or it… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
The main thing that I learned from editing is that most people, when they're making a film, they start too early into the story.… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
People who would go to an arthouse cinema and watch a Swedish movie and read subtitles … it's a small percentage. — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
When I am writing I don't set a certain number of pages. I do know that the further into a script I get the… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
![“You do a draft and you get more notes. You start to get the feeling that this either isn't going to happen or it is going to take a really long time to happen, and I never felt that with this [the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo].” quote by Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/504/steven-zaillian-43283_dragons_you-do-a-draft-and-you-get-more-notes-yo_2757296.jpg)
