Casts Quote by Jonathan Lethem

Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they're casting, they're dressing the…

— John le Carre

As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your book.

— Bernhard Schlink

I think a film is made with each and every cast member. If the casting is strong, half our job is done. Then, even…

— Ayushmann Khurrana

I think part of being a good screenwriter is being as concise as possible.

— Eric Roth

Every adaptation requires that the screenwriter make difficult choices - and in particular, difficult cuts.

— David Benioff

I think you leave your imprint on every screenplay. I like to bring my experience as a woman to all my female characters that…

— Allison Schroeder

Like every novelist, I fantasise about film. Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when…

— John le Carre

The great thing, as a screenwriter, is that you are always proud of what ends up on the screen, you are able to create…

— Jamie Linden

When it comes to writing musicals, you write the best piece you can. Then, its destiny is in the hands of the actors and…

— David Bryan

You tend to get a script and you push it toward being the kind of film you want to make.

— Peter Webber

I think one of the great things about casting writer-performers is that you hope people will always add more to scenes and to their…

— Katy Wix

If I wanted to be in movies, I'd have gone into scriptwriting: the fact that I write novels should be a big hint about…

— Charles Stross