For Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he came to me and said, "I want to do everything that's in the book, and… — John August Copy Share Image
Most times a person grows up gradually, but I found myself in a hurry... Hoping to find an answer, I uncovered an article about… — John August Copy Share Image
I knew that Weird Girl was going to be kind of amazing. The secret truth of Weird Girl is that I put her in… — John August Copy Share Image
Every once in awhile, Allison Abbate would drop a note and say, "It's going really well!," and I was like, "Great!" So, I had… — John August Copy Share Image
You know something has really stuck in Tim's head when he's drawn what the character looks like. Weird Girl and Elsa actually switched places,… — John August Copy Share Image
Preacher is a great frustration because I thought it was done, and then it got put in the press notes for the [Frankenweenie] junket… — John August Copy Share Image
For Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he came to me and said, "I want to do everything that's in the book, and as much… — John August Copy Share Image
I often say that a lot of my job, as a screenwriter, is sort of being a stock picker, in that I need to… — John August 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 form. That's… — John August Copy Share Image
I convinced Tim to add one song, and then we added five. We changed a lot of things while we were shooting, which you… — John August Copy Share Image
Now, it's common knowledge that most towns of a certain size have a witch, if only to eat misbehaving children and the occasional puppy… — John August Copy Share Image
Frankenweenie is also about mortality, but at a very different stage. It's losing a parent versus losing a dog. I don't run away from… — John August Copy Share Image
Josh [Friedman] and I have been friends for years, and he said, "Hey, if you ever want to do a TV show, I can… — John August Copy Share Image
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