Cinema Quote by Michael Penn

When you're writing for a movie, you're trying to capture the emotion of a scene. I find it a fascinating process.

— Curt Smith

I know how to write. So I am not totally at the mercy of filmmakers, but it's not a bad point.

— Sarah Silverman

I believe writing is where it all begins; you can not make a film look different, you have to write it differently.

— Rakshit Shetty

You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

— Spike Jonze

Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If…

— Dan Brown

Even in traditional filmmaking, you're always trying to find novel ways of telling stories, and this is different.

— Rick Heinrichs

It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.

— Adam Brody

Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject.

— Stanley Tucci

What you write sets the visual style for the film. But you have to compromise your style in your first few films before people…

— Mani Ratnam

In writing for movies, you obviously want to resolve things and have a sense of completion at the end - in an ideal way.

— Mitch Glazer

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

— Bruce Beresford