Books Quote by Neil Gaiman

Writing a novel was completely awesome because parts of it could suck and I could throw them away. I didn't have to know the…

— Austin Grossman

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies…

— Manuel Puig

Today I began the novel that I determined to be great.

— Zane Grey

I had grown up loving movies and had always wanted to write them.

— Bruce Feirstein

As a teenager, I wanted to write novels. By college, it was theater, plays, and then, shortly, it was film.

— Richard Linklater

My Brilliant Career was beautifully directed, but I had a bit of trouble with myself in it. It was a silly script, based on…

— Judy Davis

Once, I optioned a novel and tried to do a screenplay on it, which was great fun, but I was too respectful. I was…

— Gene Hackman

I've read both books that 'Beautiful Boy' is based on, and I can't wait to see that film. I root for that film.

— Peter Hedges

In those early days, the important thing was the happy ending. I did not tolerate unhappy endings - for my heroines, anyway. And later…

— Alice Munro

There are scenes from books I'm happy with. I tend to think my books are all broken. But then my favourite reads are almost…

— Michael Winter

Films I did initially, like 'Arth' and 'Saransh' are really close to my heart.

— Rohini Hattangadi

I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.

— Daniel Pennac