Mind Quote by Neil Simon

I have always thought if you are going to make a film, it's much better to have an original script that will play to…

— William Boyd

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays

— Beth Henley

Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be.

— Hugh Laurie

I try and write a fair amount in the beginning without the movie. And then when I do get the movie I create these…

— James Newton Howard

It's not so much that I enjoy screenwriting, though mostly I do, but the difference is, with adaptations, somebody else has done the hard…

— Tom Stoppard

I'm in a constant conflict about having to make a movie for the big and the small screen at the same time, stylistically. So…

— Robert Zemeckis

I think if you're writing a play, it should be its own end game; you'll never get to do a good one unless you…

— Martin McDonagh

To me, the most important thing is the script. I would never make a movie that I didn't write. I wouldn't know how to.

— John Waters

You know, my problem with most screenwriting is it is a blueprint. It's like they're afraid to write the damn thing. And I'm a…

— Quentin Tarantino

I think the graphic novel form works, in practice, a lot differently from watching a movie. You can put it down and pick it…

— Travis Beacham

Creatively, it's great, because when you write your own movies, you get to create whatever you want.

— Grant Heslov

I really just love to open a blank document and spew, whereas with a screenplay I have to be more judicious.

— Diablo Cody