Books Quote by Carl Hiaasen

When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being…

— J. C. Chandor

I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.

— Anurag Kashyap

I think part of being a good screenwriter is being as concise as possible.

— Eric Roth

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great…

— John Lasseter

The great thing, as a screenwriter, is that you are always proud of what ends up on the screen, you are able to create…

— Jamie Linden

I think as an author you have to allow a movie to be separate from the book. It's an entirely different animal. I almost…

— Rainbow Rowell

Over the long haul I'd say that most directors I've worked with have been pretty sensitive to the quality of the interpreted scenes.

— Rod Serling

In order to avoid sentimentality and to be able to write the screenplay with the kind of humor and irony necessary to keep the…

— Hirokazu Koreeda

Making movies is like herding cats.

— Eric Fellner

What is important is to maintain integrity of the story, of the character, of the movie, even if it's a big production.

— Adam Driver

I think it's always a challenge to adapt a beautiful literary work into a fresh and alive film.

— Michael Stuhlbarg

For me, the film-maker is more important than the story.

— Kay Kay Menon