"A screenplay is not a finished product; a……" — Nicholas Meyer
"A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built."
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17 Quotes by Nicholas Meyer
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The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure.
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Once you decide that you're going to have the death of Spock, then how does that affect the other people?…
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I was always a filmmaker before I was anything else. If I was always anything, I was a storyteller, and…
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Art doesn't just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things.
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As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your…
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Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like…
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Art and commerce are not irreconciliable, they are inextricably intertwined.
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If you look at the heroes of antiquity and myth, they all have flaws. It's something that they have to…
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What’s the difference between and actor and a movie star. An actor is someone who pretends to be somebody else.…
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Roddenberry had his own utopian vision about he perfectibility of man, and I never really believed that. And I don’t…
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The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel.
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No rock and roll ensemble, however inspired, can deliver the kind of musical variety obtainable with the resources of 110…
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More Blueprint Quotes
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Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and…
— Candace Cameron
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The liquid metal battery story is more than an account of inventing technology. It's a blueprint for inventing inventors.
— Donald Sadoway
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It all comes down to this: if your subconscious "financial blueprint" is not "set" for success, nothing you learn, nothing…
— T. Harv Eker
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Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer,…
— Morris Mandel
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What is striking is these things [patterns in nature, e.g. fish stripes] do look like something that has been crafted.…
— Unknown Author
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Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your…
— Og Mandino
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Of what use is a dream if not a blueprint for courageous action.
— Adam West
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Given the complexity of interpersonal relationships and institutions and the complexity of co-ordination of the actions of many people, it…
— Robert Nozick
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It started off really…claustrophobic. I feel like I was really really protected. Really guarded with myself. I feel like they…
— Rihanna
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On Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled House voted mostly along party lines tonight to pass President Bush's federal budget blueprint. This…
— Dan Rather
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If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown…
— Ruth Gordon
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Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.
— Lesley Visser
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