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Screenplay Quotes

When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out Picture Quote #1

I present the nominees, well, not me the Voice of God, for Best Screenplay Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay Picture Quote #1

I’ve never read a screenplay in advance. You trust the artist Picture Quote #1

If you’re writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation Picture Quote #1

Congratulations on selling your screenplay and soul Picture Quote #1

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The secret to writing a screenplay is keeping your ass in the chair Picture Quote #1

The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I’m interested in and then I decide I’m going to explore it. I don’t know where the characters are going to go, I don’t know what the movie is going to do or what the screenplay is going to do. For me, that’s the way to keep it alive Picture Quote #1

With ‘Moreau,’ it’s been particularly confusing because I started out being the writer of the screenplay and then trying to be the director, then being moved from being the director and having to become the dog extra, it makes some kind of sense to suddenly become a character in the story Picture Quote #1

After university, I went into film. I started out making tea, managed a brief stint as an assistant director, then found myself writing a screenplay. In the end, I wrote quite a few - but by January 2006, I wanted out Picture Quote #1

The graphic novel? I love comics and so, yes. I don’t think we talked about that. We weren’t influenced necessarily by graphic novels but we certainly, once the screenplay was done, we talked about the idea that you could continue, you could tell back story, you could do things in sort of a graphic novel world just because we kind of like that world Picture Quote #1

I’d like to be a better writer, but I have no dreams to direct or do a screenplay. And I’d love to have a big starring role in a movie because the paycheck would be bigger. That’s the only reason I do films Picture Quote #1

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[Success] always starts with the material; it always starts with the truth and honesty of the characters that you read in the screenplay and that’s rarely something that can be remedied if it’s simply not there by the time you shoot the film. Thank God we had that Picture Quote #1

If there’s a good screenplay, there’s a chance that something good is going to happen. If you don’t have a brilliant screenplay, then you either have amazing actors who give you the chance to improve whatever is on the page, or an interesting director who has enough faith in the project that they can carry it through and get it somewhere Picture Quote #1

Once I was in college, I was actually trying to write a comedy screenplay and I wrote basically the worst movie ever and just threw it away and never showed anybody. Everyone needs to get that first bad screenplay out of your system before you start writing other stuff Picture Quote #1

A screenplay is really an instruction manual, and it can be interpreted in any number of ways. The casting, the choice of location, the costumes and make-up, the actors’ reading of a line or emphasis of a word, the choice of lens and the pace of the cutting - these are all part of the translation Picture Quote #1

For ‘So Cold the River,’ I’m actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar for ‘The Fighter,’ and who also wrote 8 Mile,’ which I think is a terrific screenplay. The chance to work with Scott is a tremendous pleasure and I’m learning a lot Picture Quote #1

I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but (for me, at least) there doesn’t seem to be any other way to start writing a script Picture Quote #1

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I support the writer’s strike by remaining too lazy to start my screenplay Picture Quote #1

If you write a screenplay that gets circulated, you have a bigger readership than any literary novelist. And it’s an educated audience as well Picture Quote #1

I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels Picture Quote #1

The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor Picture Quote #1

You’re trying to create a screenplay and your screenplay is there to give you a structure, rigidity, situational awareness, who the characters are, what do they want, what’s the shape of the thing Picture Quote #1

My tombstone would someday read I died keeled over at my computer writing a screenplay or a business plan Picture Quote #1

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Most of screenplay writing is deciding which voices you want to listen to and take on board Picture Quote #1

If you have a good story idea, don’t assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay or a poem. Be flexible Picture Quote #1

Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and the screenplay of Simon (Beaufoy) and I was reading it, even before the shoot, some kind of sounds came into my mind and I put some stuff [down] and sent it to Danny when he was cutting the movie Picture Quote #1

In doing the screenplay for ‘Good Night, and Good Luck,’ the most important thing for me was to constantly go back to wherever the opposition would argue. So I had to keep reading all the books and articles about why McCarthy is such a good guy Picture Quote #1

If you’re writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there’s a good chance the words you write aren’t going to be the ones that end up on screen Picture Quote #1

If you have a good script, that’s what gets you involved. It’s harder to write a good screenplay than to find something Picture Quote #1

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When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out (Screenplay Quotes) I present the nominees, well, not me the Voice of God, for Best Screenplay (Screenplay Quotes) There’s nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay (Screenplay Quotes) I’ve never read a screenplay in advance. You trust the artist (Screenplay Quotes) If you’re writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation (Screenplay Quotes) Congratulations on selling your screenplay and soul (Screenplay Quotes) The secret to writing a screenplay is keeping your ass in the chair (Screenplay Quotes) The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I’m interested in and then I decide I’m going to explore it. I don’t know where the characters are going to go, I don’t know what the movie is going to do or what the screenplay is going to do. For me, that’s the way to keep it alive. (Screenplay Quotes) With ‘Moreau,’ it’s been particularly confusing because I started out being the writer of the screenplay and then trying to be the director, then being moved from being the director and having to become the dog extra, it makes some kind of sense to suddenly become a character in the story. (Screenplay Quotes) After university, I went into film. I started out making tea, managed a brief stint as an assistant director, then found myself writing a screenplay. In the end, I wrote quite a few - but by January 2006, I wanted out. (Screenplay Quotes) The graphic novel? I love comics and so, yes. I don’t think we talked about that. We weren’t influenced necessarily by graphic novels but we certainly, once the screenplay was done, we talked about the idea that you could continue, you could tell back story, you could do things in sort of a graphic novel world just because we kind of like that world (Screenplay Quotes) I’d like to be a better writer, but I have no dreams to direct or do a screenplay. And I’d love to have a big starring role in a movie because the paycheck would be bigger. That’s the only reason I do films (Screenplay Quotes) [Success] always starts with the material; it always starts with the truth and honesty of the characters that you read in the screenplay and that’s rarely something that can be remedied if it’s simply not there by the time you shoot the film. Thank God we had that (Screenplay Quotes) If there’s a good screenplay, there’s a chance that something good is going to happen. If you don’t have a brilliant screenplay, then you either have amazing actors who give you the chance to improve whatever is on the page, or an interesting director who has enough faith in the project that they can carry it through and get it somewhere (Screenplay Quotes) Once I was in college, I was actually trying to write a comedy screenplay and I wrote basically the worst movie ever and just threw it away and never showed anybody. Everyone needs to get that first bad screenplay out of your system before you start writing other stuff (Screenplay Quotes) A screenplay is really an instruction manual, and it can be interpreted in any number of ways. The casting, the choice of location, the costumes and make-up, the actors’ reading of a line or emphasis of a word, the choice of lens and the pace of the cutting - these are all part of the translation (Screenplay Quotes) For ‘So Cold the River,’ I’m actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar for ‘The Fighter,’ and who also wrote 8 Mile,’ which I think is a terrific screenplay. The chance to work with Scott is a tremendous pleasure and I’m learning a lot (Screenplay Quotes) I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but (for me, at least) there doesn’t seem to be any other way to start writing a script (Screenplay Quotes) I support the writer’s strike by remaining too lazy to start my screenplay (Screenplay Quotes) If you write a screenplay that gets circulated, you have a bigger readership than any literary novelist. And it’s an educated audience as well (Screenplay Quotes) I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels (Screenplay Quotes) The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor (Screenplay Quotes) You’re trying to create a screenplay and your screenplay is there to give you a structure, rigidity, situational awareness, who the characters are, what do they want, what’s the shape of the thing (Screenplay Quotes) My tombstone would someday read I died keeled over at my computer writing a screenplay or a business plan (Screenplay Quotes) Most of screenplay writing is deciding which voices you want to listen to and take on board (Screenplay Quotes) If you have a good story idea, don’t assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay or a poem. Be flexible. (Screenplay Quotes) Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and the screenplay of Simon (Beaufoy) and I was reading it, even before the shoot, some kind of sounds came into my mind and I put some stuff [down] and sent it to Danny when he was cutting the movie. (Screenplay Quotes) In doing the screenplay for ‘Good Night, and Good Luck,’ the most important thing for me was to constantly go back to wherever the opposition would argue. So I had to keep reading all the books and articles about why McCarthy is such a good guy. (Screenplay Quotes) If you’re writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there’s a good chance the words you write aren’t going to be the ones that end up on screen. (Screenplay Quotes) If you have a good script, that’s what gets you involved. It’s harder to write a good screenplay than to find something. (Screenplay Quotes)

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