Actor Quote by Charles Dance

“One should watch a film adaptation of a favorite book only after considering , very carefully, the fact that the casting of the film…

— Peter Mendelsund

I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film.

— Robyn Davidson

All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize…

— Vikas Swarup

Some writers get snooty about what happens when their books are adapted to film, but I don't feel that way.

— Katherine Dunn

I think it's really hard for filmmakers to adapt books.

— Ella Purnell

As long as they're making beloved books into movies, people are going to be like, 'That's not my mental image of them.' It takes…

— Cassandra Clare

When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to…

— Nicholas Sparks

Adapting a book doesn't mean the book stops just because you've made a film out of it.

— Julian Barratt

I think it is always a long shot getting a book made into a film. Making that book into a film is going to…

— Alan Lightman

But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that…

— Ray Walston

At times when you're adapting a book into a movie, you have to take certain creative liberties to bridge the gap between the two…

— Josh Hutcherson