Character Quote by Billy Bob Thornton

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - whats written and not written.

— Paul Dano

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not written.

— Paul Dano

I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire to tell…

— Mike White

When I compose for any film, I always work with the story in mind.

— Amit Trivedi

Rarely does a complete idea come to me. I basically start with just a small scene or a snatch of dialogue and force myself…

— Sandra Brown

Your job as a writer is to find storylines, narrative structures, and characters to show the things that you believe rather than saying them…

— Philipp Meyer

I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing.

— Neil Jordan

When I start to write, I see my stories as a kind of movie. For instance, I ask myself, "What kind of opening do…

— Julie Andrews

My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

— Julianna Baggott

I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the…

— Al Yankovic

A new writer starting out today, whether it's for TV or film, they have to remember that they're telling the story to themselves first…

— Tony Grisoni

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