Bourne identity Quote by Doug Liman

'North by Northwest' was a big influence for 'The Bourne Identity.'

— Doug Liman

I was happy when I read the script [The Bourne Ultimatum ] - the first version they sent me - to see that before,…

— Julia Stiles

I've often found, as I did with 'Bourne,' where I was inspired by the events of Iran-Contra when I designed the CIA for the…

— Doug Liman

The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go a few…

— Doug Liman

In reviewing films, people get quite liberal about saying "the script" this and "the script" that, when they've never read the script any more…

— William Monahan

A movie's very different from the book, and it's different from the script, and it's usually one person's vision.

— Casey Affleck

I wanted to write a book that showed how the subjectification of the "the murderer" has changed little in over a hundred years, and…

— Richard Marshall

Nobody really knows what the Bourne shell's grammar is. Even examination of the source code is little help.

— Tom Duff

If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the…

— Clive Owen

I'm running out of time, and a Western is America's answer to a Greek tragedy, so that's what we did. [Kiefer] hired Brad [Mirman]…

— Donald Sutherland

“The characters and plot in this book are pure fiction. Any similarity to real persons living or dead, elected, convicted, or merely toppled from…

— Thomas Gately Briody

Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if…

— Tom Hanks