Exhaustion Quote by Craig Mazin

I suppose sequels are inevitable for a writer of a certain age.

— John Updike

When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write well again.

— Richard Russo

In my opinion, where comedy sequels tend to go bad is that they get sillier and lighter.

— Craig Mazin

When you do films that have multiple sequels, you develop a character for a film.

— Warwick Davis

Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films.

— Edwin Catmull

Sequels face the risk of being constantly compared to the first film.

— R. Madhavan

Usually, people begin with very clear ideas of good movies, they begin with clear ideas about their characters, and then, as they do sequels,…

— Brad Bird

But, it takes some of the characters to some very dark places, and they start doing things that they might not do, if they…

— Kyra Zagorsky

Sometimes you get the luxury of having a script for a really long time, and you can get to talk with the director or…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

We always looked at the movie sequels that we admired, and they always pivot and they always try new things. Even if you swing…

— Matt Duffer

You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts, but as…

— Jo Nesbo

When you're writing for a sequel and there's a movie that's been deemed sacred ground by the fanbase that's the predecessor, you cannot do…

— Troy Duffy