Book Quote by Jane Goldman

If you just read the book, you're taking in the narrative, you're taking in the characters, you're understanding it in a certain way. If…

— James Franco

The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.

— Yann Martel

As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and…

— Evangeline Lilly

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

— Bruce Beresford

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

— Robyn Davidson

I don't think most books can be justifiably translated on screen. The film versions can't convey the right emotion, fuel your imagination or allow…

— Sonam Kapoor

When the director narrates the story, I try to understand how he wants me to do my role and I try to deliver that.

— Rao Ramesh

To have the translator be a figure in the book's presentation seems like a big thing, especially for a book that's really popular.

— Ann Goldstein

I'm a French director, but what's important for me is that my stories have a universal message, whatever language they're filmed in.

— Maimouna Doucoure

Roles don't fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

— Fahadh Faasil

I can only do the best I can from what I read from the book, and hopefully it translates on camera.

— Lana Condor

I'm a big fan of fiction film where you have a story and you have to transform that into a visual language, basically working…

— Dror Moreh