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Screenplay Quotes

A screenplay is really a blueprint for something that will be filmed. Therefore you must always keep in mind that whatever you write is going to be staged, for real Picture Quote #1

I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script the night before shooting started Picture Quote #1

Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through the entire work again while you are changing stuff. It is a lot easier to edit a song Picture Quote #1

Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you’ll ever do on your film Picture Quote #1

Its much like writing a screenplay with someone else and thats how we view it, I think Picture Quote #1

You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over which you would take much greater pains in a novel Picture Quote #1

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I have always had trouble recognizing myself in the features of the intellectual playing his political role according to the screenplay that you are familiar with and whose heritage deserves to be questioned Picture Quote #1

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it Picture Quote #1

I don’t begin a novel or a screenplay until I know the ending. And I don’t mean only that I have to know what happens. I mean that I have to hear the actual sentences. I have to know what atmosphere the words convey Picture Quote #1

I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film Picture Quote #1

A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built Picture Quote #1

There's this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. It doesn't really interest me. To me, it's kind of like saying, 'Well, when you do a painting, you always need to have sky here, the person here and the ground here.' Well, you don't Picture Quote #1

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I’ve written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating Picture Quote #1

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay Picture Quote #1

If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now Picture Quote #1

The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down Picture Quote #1

On the one occasion where I did try writing a screenplay, I found the rewriting just unendurable Picture Quote #1

I really just love to open a blank document and spew, whereas with a screenplay I have to be more judicious Picture Quote #1

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The novel’s not organized like a screenplay. If you shot the novel, you’d have a twelve-hour movie Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay 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

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story Picture Quote #1

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies and I’m a better moviemaker than I a would be writer Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I write differently when I’m writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if I were in a film class and there was time to think about it, we could point out differences Picture Quote #1

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I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel 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’re trying to drop ten pages from a screenplay, it hurts like hell, but if you just put it away for a month and then take it out, you can do it just like that! Picture Quote #1

I’ve always equated the writing process with editing, sort of like when I get through editing the movie, that’s like my last draft of the screenplay Picture Quote #1

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A screenplay is really a blueprint for something that will be filmed. Therefore you must always keep in mind that whatever you write is going to be staged, for real (Screenplay Quotes) I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script the night before shooting started (Screenplay Quotes) Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through the entire work again while you are changing stuff. It is a lot easier to edit a song (Screenplay Quotes) Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you’ll ever do on your film (Screenplay Quotes) Its much like writing a screenplay with someone else and thats how we view it, I think (Screenplay Quotes) You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over which you would take much greater pains in a novel (Screenplay Quotes) I have always had trouble recognizing myself in the features of the intellectual playing his political role according to the screenplay that you are familiar with and whose heritage deserves to be questioned (Screenplay Quotes) You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it (Screenplay Quotes) I don’t begin a novel or a screenplay until I know the ending. And I don’t mean only that I have to know what happens. I mean that I have to hear the actual sentences. I have to know what atmosphere the words convey (Screenplay Quotes) I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film (Screenplay Quotes) A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built (Screenplay Quotes) There's this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. It doesn't really interest me. To me, it's kind of like saying, 'Well, when you do a painting, you always need to have sky here, the person here and the ground here.' Well, you don't (Screenplay Quotes) I’ve written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating (Screenplay Quotes) A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay (Screenplay Quotes) If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now (Screenplay Quotes) The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down (Screenplay Quotes) On the one occasion where I did try writing a screenplay, I found the rewriting just unendurable (Screenplay Quotes) I really just love to open a blank document and spew, whereas with a screenplay I have to be more judicious (Screenplay Quotes) The novel’s not organized like a screenplay. If you shot the novel, you’d have a twelve-hour movie (Screenplay Quotes) I didn’t know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay (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) Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story (Screenplay Quotes) The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies and I’m a better moviemaker than I a would be writer (Screenplay Quotes) I don’t think I write differently when I’m writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if I were in a film class and there was time to think about it, we could point out differences (Screenplay Quotes) I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel (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’re trying to drop ten pages from a screenplay, it hurts like hell, but if you just put it away for a month and then take it out, you can do it just like that! (Screenplay Quotes) I’ve always equated the writing process with editing, sort of like when I get through editing the movie, that’s like my last draft of the screenplay (Screenplay Quotes)

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