Acceptable Quote by Paul Auster

Often it's true that films just go right through us. You see the film, you might be entertained, and if it's not a great…

— Paul Auster

I really believe that the movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer - a movie…

— Scott Turow

The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the…

— Paulo Coelho

Yeah, when you're making a film, the book is a good tool, but once you have the script and you're making a movie, you…

— Jennifer Lawrence

When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

The book is even quirkier, but it's hard to bring all of that stuff to a movie. With a book, you use your imagination…

— Jemaine Clement

It's tricky turning a book into a movie. Sometimes people love the book so much that no adaptation lives up to what they imagined.…

— Craig Ferguson

There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?

— Neil Jordan

I'd say the purest experience for the movie is not to have read the book because I think when you've read the book you're…

— Zack Snyder

All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize…

— Vikas Swarup

Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure…

— Geoffrey Ward

But the animation has become very good, and I think that a movie is not a book, and a book is not a movie.

— Katherine Dunn