Approach Quote by Nick Cave

I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have to please…

— Elmore Leonard

I've never been able to write a movie script. I respect that skill so much, but it's not been the way my brain works.

— Mary Steenburgen

I structure the scripts and work on them on films and work on scenes with writers and but I haven't written a script myself,…

— Tom Cruise

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

— Charlie Kaufman

Screenwriting is a terrible way to make a living and I always try to talk anyone out of it. Until you sit in a…

— Amy Holden Jones

I've always been a writer, I've always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting.

— Diablo Cody

I'm especially keen to work with good scriptwriters on stories we have developed.

— Jiang Wen

I write scripts by myself. It's not for everybody. It's someone's personal work. I need to be in love with the subject.

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Writing scripts is a laborious job that can be a real pain.

— Shane Black

Good scripts have always been, I think, hard to find. Good storytelling, good writing - it's just not easy. I have made it a…

— Chris Cooper

I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I…

— Melanie Lynskey

I always write as I like to write, and I've been thinking about it because I honestly didn't realize how different my stuff is,…

— William Monahan