About Quote by Simon Callow

When I read a script, the important thing is that I can connect in some way with that character and have some idea from…

— Joel Grey

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.

— Russell Lynes

One of the things I really like about Victorian novels is the close anatomisation of character. People's gestures and mannerisms and the quality of…

— Eleanor Catton

I admire Charles Dickens, mostly for the texture of his writing and the colourful characters he created. His work gives us, I think, a…

— David Essex

For years I've wanted to work with this guy, so to actually write at the top of my scripts "Empress, Script by Mark Millar,…

— Mark Millar

[Noah Hawley] just a fantastic writer. It's always about the script, it's always about the book; it always is. If it ain't on the…

— Lauren Shuler Donner

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him but I think right now he's not spoken of…

— Anne Rice

I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I…

— Josh Hartnett

William Trevor is an author I admire; his stories are subtle and powerful, and beautifully written.

— Kim Edwards

“He read with intensity and was passionately in love with every character, every turn of plot or twist of language. He made the characters…

— Sarah Ockler

I admire Dickens beyond words. He is one of the greatest plotters of all times. Didn't have a clue about women, but he sure…

— Donna Leon

I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.

— Richard Donner