Cheapness Quote by Emma Thompson

“I find it very liberating—as a writer—to test the limits of my imagination; and then to propel myself beyond them!”

— Jason W. Blair

I've often said to myself, "Thank God I can write, 'cause this is hilarious." I actually wanted to go into all that more in…

— Carrie Fisher

“Don’t be offended if you encounter some good-natured ribbing; the idea of writing a novel in a month deserves to be laughed at.”

— Chris Baty

“Your life is a screenplay, you must be the author; direct and make it a success.”

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

This is not a screenplay. I don't do twenty drafts. I'm not going to show this to you until it's published or accepted for…

— Robert B. Parker

“I'm constantly trying to make what Stephen King called head movies or skull movies: things should be playing out on the inside of your…

— Clive Barker

If a script has that affect on me during a reading, then it is definitely a film I want to be part of.

— Aamir Khan

“One of the most enjoyable parts of being a writer is being able to take the darker side of human nature and explore it…

— Dawn Goodwin

This is the inevitable consequence of a popular movie: you become the guy who wrote "the book that inspired the movie." Frankly speaking, I…

— Sergei Lukyanenko

With these scripts and these writers, so much of it is done for me. Because we don't just throw words around: we make sure…

— Eric McCormack

My Brilliant Career was beautifully directed, but I had a bit of trouble with myself in it. It was a silly script, based on…

— Judy Davis

I got quite cross when I heard about Emma Thompson adapting 'Sense and Sensibility.' It was absolutely childish of me, but I thought, 'I…

— Andrew Davies