"Those writers that have zero say in their……" — Stephen Chbosky
"Those writers that have zero say in their movie adaptations have zero say because they sell it. If you don't sell it, and you do it yourself, and you wait until the screenplay is ready, you don't have to worry about that."
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255 Quotes by Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky has 255 quotes on this site.
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Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes…
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Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go…
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Harold and Maude' was a seminal movie for me because it's not only a beautiful love story, but it's also…
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If the right thing came along, I would absolutely direct something I did not write because I love the process…
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You should tell her how nice her outfit is because her outfit is her choice whereas her face isn't.
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I know that things get worse before they get better because that’s what my psychiatrist says, but this is a…
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Everyone else is either asleep or having sex. I’ve been watching cable television and eating jello.
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Movies, by nature, are not subjective, they're objective.
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I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is.
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Music is a vital part of my life, and it has been since I was a kid. It helped me…
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As people get older, we all know, you get married and you have a child and that becomes your family,…
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As we all know, when you're an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn't mean that…
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