Adaptation Quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

To tell you the truth, I'm not unhappy about it. I'm not even sure that I like the idea of adapting novels into films.…

— Paul Auster

I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film.

— Robyn Davidson

Adaptation of books is never a success. When the author wants to make it, it's even worse.

— Marjane Satrapi

I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do.

— Robyn Davidson

Some writers get snooty about what happens when their books are adapted to film, but I don't feel that way.

— Katherine Dunn

Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that's because they haven't accepted the fact that…

— Lois Lowry

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to…

— Nicholas Sparks

There are very few films that work like a novel.

— Robert Schwentke

Obviously there's a lot more to a TV show than just a book... I think adaptations are a bit tricky for the screenwriters because…

— Zoe Foster Blake

Interestingly, I never thought I'd do an adaptation. I've also been quite against them. I think trying to translate one medium to another is…

— Andrea Arnold

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 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