Adaptation Quote by Akiva Goldsman
“Adaptation is always the same process for me, which is some version of throwing the book at the wall and seeing what pages fall out. It is trying to imagine, remember the story, read it, put it down, and then write sort of an outline without the book in front of you with some hope that what you like about it will be filtered and distilled out through your memory and then that will be similar to what other people like about it.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Hollywood Reporter, 2015
Adaptation involves experimenting with a story, discarding parts that don’t work, and retaining what resonates from memory.
In simple terms: Creative trial and error in storytelling.
Key Takeaway
Embrace iteration, trust memory.
Themes
creativity
process
storytelling
Mood
reflective
analytical
Type
advice
process.
When to use this quote
- writing a screenplay
- reworking a novel
- developing a pitch
- editing a script
Key Concepts
adaptation
memory
filtering
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you decide which elements to keep?
- What risks arise from discarding too much?
A Different Perspective
May lose original nuance when relying on memory alone.
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