Adaptability Quote by Emma Thompson

Shane Salerno and I adapted my book Savages together, and I learned a lot about adaptation. I think it's an extremely difficult thing to…

— Don Winslow

Adapting a book is essentially a collaboration, whether the author is alive or dead.

— James Franco

I'm very keen. Adaptations of other people's work, too. I got fascinated by the adaptation process, so I think that'd be a really interesting…

— Emma Donoghue

“Austen's works have endured because she had a superb narrative technique and a gift for creating characters who feel as real as life itself.…

— Syrie James

Obviously it's easier when I' m doing the adapting myself. But my feeling is, your potential upside far outweighs the downside. Ultimately, they [moviemakers]…

— Jonathan Tropper

Up until then, whenever anyone had mentioned the possibility of making a film adaptation, my answer had always been, ‘No, I’m not interested.’ I…

— Paulo Coelho

I simply asked if I could have a go at adapting a screenplay. But I did not want any money, in case I failed…

— Ben Affleck

I'm interested in adapting books and all sorts of things.

— Sean Durkin

How I wish I lived in a Jane Austen novel!

— Dodie Smith

I think having a coach or an editor or whatever the novelist's producer is could help. If you finish a chapter and you turn…

— Craig Finn

It's tricky turning a book into a movie. Sometimes people love the book so much that no adaptation lives up to what they imagined.…

— Craig Ferguson

I've had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. I've been very lucky with Hollywood, and look forward to…

— John Grisham