Block Quote by Dan Chaon

I never start with the story first, which is maybe obvious, because the narrative line of my films is really not that strong or…

— Jim Jarmusch

I find reading screenplays difficult, as they're only a roadmap for what a movie might end up being.

— Daniel Handler

I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.

— Dana Schutz

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

— Grant Heslov

Plot is very important to me, but I think my stories are stronger in character development.

— Tom Johnson

It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard.

— David Mamet

For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.

— Bruce Beresford

A lot of the struggle I had with movies is I really loved moments and tones and feelings in a scene, and I loved…

— Louis C. K

We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most…

— Chris Meledandri

It is very challenging to make a fresh screenplay based on a used plot.

— Priyadarshan

I would say plotting is the most difficult thing for me. Characterization is only hard because sometimes I feel I get so interested in…

— Stephen King

I've always wrestled with the difference between plot and structure, and after re-reading a lot of writing books I realized I wasn't alone.

— Jeff VanderMeer