Accepting Quote by Harrison Ford

As human beings, of course, we're all compromised and complex and contradictory and if a screenplay can express those contradictions within a character and…

— Hugo Weaving

I started out my career as a screenwriter and quickly discovered that adhering to a script isn't always the best way to make a…

— Wong Kar-wai

One of the things about writing a novel is you can do it any way you want. It's your voice that's important and I…

— Quentin Tarantino

I always find the first thing that really bothers me when I start a screenplay is, I have to find a different form. You…

— Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Screenplays are the hardest thing to try to get right. They look so simple when they work, but they really destroy your brain cells…

— Jerry Bruckheimer

As an actor, I've always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the writer intended.

— Jennifer Westfeldt

It really depends on what the screenplay is asking of you, and what your responsibility is to that character. You have the author's intent…

— Johnny Depp

I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director. But if…

— Rob Riggle

The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay…

— Barry Eisler

I don't really write with actors in mind; I write with characters and then hope desperately that we can get good actors to play…

— Jack Thorne

What makes screenplays difficult are the things that require the most discipline and care and are just not seen by most people. I'm talking…

— Robert Towne

Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form.

— Peter Hedges