Adaptation Quote by Spike Jonze

My adaptations are just as complicated as an original.

— Lynne Ramsay

If you write an original, its like you went in and dug a well, and you hit oil. But an adaptation, its like the…

— Brian Helgeland

If you write an original, it's like you went in and dug a well, and you hit oil. But an adaptation, it's like the…

— Brian Helgeland

The talk you hear about adapting to change is not only stupid, it's dangerous. The only way you can manage change is to create…

— Peter Drucker

“The process of editing a piece of writing seems sometimes a lot like natural selection. Your efforts never really eliminate the mistakes. You just…

— John A. Ashley

Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.

— Thomas Bidegain

It has come to my realisation that everything is a matter of adaptation.

— Anette Sandberg

I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's…

— Markus Zusak

“Editing is the very edge of your knowledge forced to grow--a test you can't cheat on.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

I'm just curious how it'd look like if someone tried to remake my work. But I really believe that it's hard to remake of…

— Takashi Miike

Change is hard. A lot of times, at the end of films, even if they're amazing, I look back, and I'm like, 'I don't…

— Jessica Rothe

“though we all applaud the thought of transformation, most of us don’t appreciate the process that gets us there. To be transformed means we…

— Joanna Weaver