Book Quote by Daniel Handler

A few of my books, over the years, have been optioned for film. The subject matter of my books, however, is not exactly conducive…

— Richard Laymon

Books are almost always better than the movies made from them, because there are things books do well and things movies do well, but…

— Bill Watterson

When a movie based on a book comes out, people always say that the book is always better than the movie. So I'm always…

— Mannie Fresh

Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure…

— Geoffrey Ward

I think writing a book with film in mind is a way to write a really bad books. You can usually tell those books…

— Charlize Theron

Books are better than movies because you design the set the way you want it to look.

— Trent Reznor

I've seen movies that are slavishly devoted to books but don't work because they haven't turned it into a movie: they've turned it into…

— Gillian Flynn

I have friends who are writers who have had movies made of their books, and they are almost uniformly horrified about what's been done…

— Diana Gabaldon

My feeling, however, is that films that are open are more productive for the audience. The films that, if I'm in a cinema, and…

— Michael Haneke

I've done quite a few films that are based on books, and it's always nerve-wracking because there's an audience who has read and loved…

— Angourie Rice

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

I love books, by the way, way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few…

— Karen Marie Moning