Development Quote by Sue Naegle

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power…

— Joe Eszterhas

I'm not only a writer, but have directed and produced, know the difficulties of the line producer, can deal with the studio, can talk…

— John Lee Hancock

The problem with being a writer/director: unless you're really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make them. Because…

— Cary Fukunaga

The first and primary requirement for me in a director that I'd want to work with is: do they love writing, and do they…

— Peter Morgan

You don't get to be a good screenwriter unless you do 20, 30 drafts: fact.

— Lenny Henry

You always have to figure out what the director is good at before you work with them; then you can fill in if need…

— Stellan Skarsgard

It's good to work with a writer-director.

— Raashi Khanna

As a director, you're only as good as your collaborators. You surround with collaborators that are going to understand what you're trying to do.…

— Alfonso Cuaron

With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're active, and…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

I think film and television - particularly film - you are very isolated as a writer. If you're lucky, you have a good relationship…

— Abi Morgan

Writers get embarrassed sometimes in talking about how much fun writing can be, but drafting is often really enjoyable. Often, you're tumbling in the…

— Karen Russell

As a director you have to live and breathe that one story for 8 months completely. I like variety, if I write extensively I…

— Kanika Dhillon