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William Monahan Quotes

Casting is all about availability, as much as anything else Picture Quote #1

I never write with particular actors in mind Picture Quote #1

I think probably everybody works most on the beginning and the ending Picture Quote #1

I sound like Warhol but only because I’m tired Picture Quote #1

I’m not very precious at all, which I think people find surprising Picture Quote #1

Casting is always subject to availabilities Picture Quote #1

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You never know what people are going to go and see Picture Quote #1

I have a lot of stuff that I never published because I always had a sense that novels were not finally going to be the way I made my living, because the form was dying commercially Picture Quote #1

Out of all of the Star Trek movies, I happen to like the most recent one the best. I think it was the best one ever done Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the latest Star Wars pictures have any artistic intentions, but the original picture opened up epic science fiction Picture Quote #1

Star Wars was great at the beginning and crap at the end while Star Trek has always been interesting, and the difference is in the writing, and the thematic intentions Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in stories about human beings. I don’t care where or when they are set Picture Quote #1

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Some reviewer might be out there saying, obviously Edge of Darkness didn’t come off because of the script, blah blah blah, but everybody has read the script, except the journalist attacking it Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you need $35 million bucks to make a movie. I think what people should do is make a lot more movies for a lot less money. You can really do it Picture Quote #1

My gratitude to Ridley [Scott] isn’t anything new. I named one of my kids after him. But he’s a very important person to me Picture Quote #1

I’d been working so hard making the film that I hadn’t even emotionally processed the fact that I was a director Picture Quote #1

T.S. Eliot, who learned to swim at the same beach as I did, just threw in the towel and moved to Cheyne Walk. I’m not going to do that but I’m not scared of the open channel between me and Britain Picture Quote #1

Without English art, I never would have understood myself, my own family, or the New England world I lived in Picture Quote #1

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I learned my job from English dramatists. Tennessee Williams was no good for me, New York stuff was no good to me Picture Quote #1

When I was very young, you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald, and you would basically go through them, circle things, and map out your viewing week Picture Quote #1

Get Carter is a classic, but it did nothing in the United States. It came out on a double bill with a Frank Sinatra western Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t just British gangster films that really did for me as a kid, personally, it was British films in general Picture Quote #1

In all honesty a gangster picture was the easiest kind of film for me to get made Picture Quote #1

I don’t like scripts leaking. On the other hand, the more real attention a script gets, the better Picture Quote #1

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You can believe in originals only if you just don’t know their context within literature. Certainly I believe in originality, but it lies with the teller, not the tale Picture Quote #1

Refreshing honesty has been getting me in trouble since I was five, but it’s probably had some positive effects - like not being a liar 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

If you’re playing around with a film, you’re just playing around with it. But if it has to go into theaters, you get yourself into gear and finish it Picture Quote #1

Without English art, I never would have understood myself, my own family, or the New England world I lived in Picture Quote #1

I don’t have an aversion to quote unquote remakes, because I understand what dramatic writing is, what the dramatic profession has always been about, which is talent, not the pretext for its exhibition Picture Quote #1

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Casting is all about availability, as much as anything else (William Monahan Quotes) I never write with particular actors in mind (William Monahan Quotes) I think probably everybody works most on the beginning and the ending (William Monahan Quotes) I sound like Warhol but only because I’m tired (William Monahan Quotes) I’m not very precious at all, which I think people find surprising (William Monahan Quotes) Casting is always subject to availabilities (William Monahan Quotes) You never know what people are going to go and see (William Monahan Quotes) I have a lot of stuff that I never published because I always had a sense that novels were not finally going to be the way I made my living, because the form was dying commercially (William Monahan Quotes) Out of all of the Star Trek movies, I happen to like the most recent one the best. I think it was the best one ever done (William Monahan Quotes) I don’t think the latest Star Wars pictures have any artistic intentions, but the original picture opened up epic science fiction (William Monahan Quotes) Star Wars was great at the beginning and crap at the end while Star Trek has always been interesting, and the difference is in the writing, and the thematic intentions (William Monahan Quotes) I’m interested in stories about human beings. I don’t care where or when they are set (William Monahan Quotes) Some reviewer might be out there saying, obviously Edge of Darkness didn’t come off because of the script, blah blah blah, but everybody has read the script, except the journalist attacking it (William Monahan Quotes) I don’t think you need $35 million bucks to make a movie. I think what people should do is make a lot more movies for a lot less money. You can really do it (William Monahan Quotes) My gratitude to Ridley [Scott] isn’t anything new. I named one of my kids after him. But he’s a very important person to me (William Monahan Quotes) I’d been working so hard making the film that I hadn’t even emotionally processed the fact that I was a director (William Monahan Quotes) T.S. Eliot, who learned to swim at the same beach as I did, just threw in the towel and moved to Cheyne Walk. I’m not going to do that but I’m not scared of the open channel between me and Britain (William Monahan Quotes) Without English art, I never would have understood myself, my own family, or the New England world I lived in (William Monahan Quotes) I learned my job from English dramatists. Tennessee Williams was no good for me, New York stuff was no good to me (William Monahan Quotes) When I was very young, you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald, and you would basically go through them, circle things, and map out your viewing week (William Monahan Quotes) Get Carter is a classic, but it did nothing in the United States. It came out on a double bill with a Frank Sinatra western (William Monahan Quotes) It wasn’t just British gangster films that really did for me as a kid, personally, it was British films in general (William Monahan Quotes) In all honesty a gangster picture was the easiest kind of film for me to get made (William Monahan Quotes) I don’t like scripts leaking. On the other hand, the more real attention a script gets, the better (William Monahan Quotes) You can believe in originals only if you just don’t know their context within literature. Certainly I believe in originality, but it lies with the teller, not the tale. (William Monahan Quotes) Refreshing honesty has been getting me in trouble since I was five, but it’s probably had some positive effects - like not being a liar. (William Monahan 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. (William Monahan Quotes) If you’re playing around with a film, you’re just playing around with it. But if it has to go into theaters, you get yourself into gear and finish it. (William Monahan Quotes) Without English art, I never would have understood myself, my own family, or the New England world I lived in. (William Monahan Quotes) I don’t have an aversion to quote unquote remakes, because I understand what dramatic writing is, what the dramatic profession has always been about, which is talent, not the pretext for its exhibition. (William Monahan Quotes)

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