Betrayed Quote by Ian Mcewan

For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they’ll do…

— Justin Zackham

I've always been a writer, I've always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting.

— Diablo Cody

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

Novelists who get shitty about screenwriting invariably can't do it, or they can't hack it in the world of what's really, in truth, very…

— William Monahan

Screenwriting is a terrible way to make a living and I always try to talk anyone out of it. Until you sit in a…

— Amy Holden Jones

Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be.

— Hugh Laurie

All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide.

— Brian Koppelman

I think that screenwriting probably isn't seen as writing in the same way that novel-writing is seen as writing. But I certainly don't see…

— Alex Garland

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.

— Meg Cabot

Some of our best writers are self taught. Screenwriting is a combo of craft and art. The craft part can be taught, about how…

— Sriram Raghavan

I think if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through.

— Charlie Kaufman

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

— Charlie Kaufman