Always Quote by Paul Rudd

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.

— Andy Garcia

There's one massive problem with coming from writing novels into screenplays that I've discovered over the years, which is that you've got too much…

— Alex Garland

There's one massive problem with coming from writing novels into screenplays that I've discovered over the years, which is that you've got too much…

— Alex Garland

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

You can start with a great director and great actors and have a great script - and it still just doesn't work. It's kind…

— Casey Affleck

Most aspiring screenwriters simply don't spend enough time choosing their concept. It's by far the most common mistake I see in spec scripts. The…

— Terry Rossio

I've been in a few films that have been adapted and, as an actor, the amount of resources and things you can gain just…

— Asa Butterfield

I don't get that many scripts. Back in Australia, I've pretty much done my own shows and really no work outside of that. It's…

— Jason Gann

Characterisation is more important to me than the script. A decent story and extraordinary characters can do wonders for a film, but you cannot…

— Arbaaz Khan

It's rare that a good writer will sit down and write a good script. Writers are greedy too, and they don't want to work…

— Richard Gere

There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly.

— Scott Speedman

I am not just sitting and reading everything because honestly sometimes the scripts that appeal to me are projects that are not good projects,…

— Megan Fox