Adapting Quote by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin

You can almost take the book and use it as a script.

— Michael Winterbottom

I don't want to work just for the sake of working. Generally, if a good script comes in, I read it, and if it…

— Alison Doody

I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.

— R. Madhavan

I write scripts by myself. It's not for everybody. It's someone's personal work. I need to be in love with the subject.

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

I think part of the problem sometimes is that there's so much happening in my books, to whittle it down into a single script…

— Sarah Dessen

I consider my job as a screenwriter to pack a script with possibilities and ideas - to create a feast for the filmmaker to…

— Jonathan Nolan

Sometimes if a script is based on a book, that's what you should do: represent the book.

— Jennifer Lawrence

If the script grabs me and appeals to me, I'm really very keen to work on it.

— Hugo Weaving

I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script,…

— Daniel Radcliffe

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

Writing scripts is a laborious job that can be a real pain.

— Shane Black

I'm especially keen to work with good scriptwriters on stories we have developed.

— Jiang Wen