Author Quote by Jane Goldman

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

— W. H. Auden

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

— Voltaire

It's terrible for people when they really love a book and there's an adaptation and they don't like it, because it's almost like you…

— Killian Scott

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We…

— Voltaire

For all filmmakers: True originality is the key, only direct your own unique movie scripts, be a megalomaniac and not give a damn.

— Tom Six

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

— Voltaire

Originality is something that is easily exaggerated, especially by authors contemplating their own work.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

— Bruce Beresford

I could never be a part of an adaptation of a film where there's pressure to not disappoint the immense fan base. In those…

— Alexander Payne

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

In this world that we live in we have originality in literature, but we also have TV and movies. I write love stories. I…

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Katherine Dunn