Screenwriter Quotes

50 quotes by 47 authors

We in the industry know that behind every successful screenwriter stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife. — Groucho Marx
I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've… — Patricia Highsmith
Screenwriting is a terrible way to make a living and I always try to talk anyone out of it. Until you sit in a story… — Amy Holden Jones
Every screenwriter worthy of the name has already directed his film when he has written his script. — Joseph L. Mankiewicz
I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter. — Vikram Chatwal
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words. — Steven Bochco
When I was really young I didn't know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories. — John Sayles
But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you… — Beth Henley
You are the executive director and screenwriter of your life. — Eric Thomas
You get to Hollywood and you are in the land of big money where they don't like to see only one screenwriter's name. It's much… — Nigel Kneale
Screenwriter Flacco nicely evokes the aftermath of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake in his fiction debut, a novel of suspense. — William Bernhardt
I make my living now as a screenwriter! Which Iâ€™m surprised and horrified to find myself saying, but I donâ€™t think I can support myself… — Tony Kushner
I think part of being a good screenwriter is being as concise as possible. — Eric Roth
A screenwriter is much like being a fire hydrant with a bunch of dogs lined up around it. — Frank Miller
Every adaptation requires that the screenwriter make difficult choices - and in particular, difficult cuts. — David Benioff
I could be just a writer very easily. I am not a writer. I am a screenwriter, which is half a filmmaker... But it is… — Paul Schrader
Guy Ritchie is the worst screenwriter in the world, but, to be fair, he is not the worst director. He is only the worst director… — Mick LaSalle
You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts, but as a… — Jo Nesbo
A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They… — Tom Perrotta
It's really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director and you have… — Lorene Scafaria

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