--- title: "8 Wrote Film Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Wrote Film quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Wrote Film sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/charlie-hunnam-8039_acting_right-before-i-got-sons-of-anarchy-i-act_185715.png" --- > [Right before I got 'Sons of Anarchy,' I actually quit acting for 18 months and didnt read a single script, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-hunnam/right-before-i-got-sons-of-anarchy-i-actually-quit-acting-for-18/) [Charlie Hunnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-hunnam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/charlie-hunnam-8039_acting_right-before-i-got-sons-of-anarchy-i-act_185715.png) > [I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-ve-had-three-novels-published-and-i-was-working-a-little-bit-in/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/neil-jordan-12493_books_i-ve-had-three-novels-published-and-i-wa_776957.jpg) > [When I was 20, I wrote a film on spec and sent it to the BBC. They wrote back, 'Usually, when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ronson/when-i-was-20-i-wrote-a-film-on-spec-and-sent-it-to-the-bbc-they/) [Jon Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/jon-ronson-1772_encouragement_when-i-was-20-i-wrote-a-film-on-spec-and_1119392.png) > [I wrote a film for Tom Hanks and I wrote two films for Paul Greengrass that didn't actually happen. The paradox is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ol-parker/i-wrote-a-film-for-tom-hanks-and-i-wrote-two-films-for-paul/) [Ol Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ol-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/ol-parker-16489_film_i-wrote-a-film-for-tom-hanks-and-i-wrote_1123210.jpg) > [Faulkner wrote for film, and his ear is just impeccable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-milch/faulkner-wrote-for-film-and-his-ear-is-just-impeccable/) [David Milch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-milch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/david-milch-11169_faulkner_faulkner-wrote-for-film-and-his-ear-is-j_1673072.png) > [When I wrote my first film and then directed it and I looked at it for the first time on what's called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-joel-rubin/when-i-wrote-my-first-film-and-then-directed-it-and-i-looked-at-it/) [Bruce Joel Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-joel-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/bruce-joel-rubin-62026_assembly_when-i-wrote-my-first-film-and-then-dire_1797301.jpg) > [I first came to cinema as a passionate filmgoer, when I was a child. Then, when I was a very young man,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-argento/i-first-came-to-cinema-as-a-passionate-filmgoer-when-i-was-a-child/) [Dario Argento](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-argento/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/dario-argento-10411_better_i-first-came-to-cinema-as-a-passionate-f_2045335.jpg) > ['Scary Movie' was a different type of comedy than I'm used to. I've mostly done sitcoms, so working with David Zucker, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-tisdale/scary-movie-was-a-different-type-of-comedy-than-i-m-used-to-i-ve/) [Ashley Tisdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-tisdale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/ashley-tisdale-2382_airplane_scary-movie-was-a-different-type-of-come_2986611.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wrote-film/#itemlist", "name": "Wrote Film Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Right before I got 'Sons of Anarchy,' I actually quit acting for 18 months and didnt read a single script, and I wrote a film. 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