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Screenwriting Quotes

For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they’ll do in any scene you put them in Picture Quote #1

I think, in a weird way, the reason I was drawn to screenwriting and the reason I really love doing it is because I love writing dialogue Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind doing scripted material. It’s actually kind of a relief, because improvising is a little bit like screenwriting on your feet Picture Quote #1

I’m very lucky. I actually like screenwriting. I rarely feel a sense of doom going to my desk Picture Quote #1

I definitely divide my life into decades. Almost every ten years, something in my work life has changed. My twenties were my journalistic phase, then there was my screenwriting phase, then I became a director, then I started doing some plays Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen Picture Quote #1

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The movies are fun, but I’m a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel Picture Quote #1

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of that little out and still preserve an effect of leisure and natural movement Picture Quote #1

I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in that regard. If I can maintain that approach to screenwriting, it can continue to be enjoyable Picture Quote #1

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it’s just you, with input from your editor Picture Quote #1

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For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they’ll do in any scene you put them in (Screenwriting Quotes) I think, in a weird way, the reason I was drawn to screenwriting and the reason I really love doing it is because I love writing dialogue (Screenwriting Quotes) I don’t mind doing scripted material. It’s actually kind of a relief, because improvising is a little bit like screenwriting on your feet (Screenwriting Quotes) I’m very lucky. I actually like screenwriting. I rarely feel a sense of doom going to my desk (Screenwriting Quotes) I definitely divide my life into decades. Almost every ten years, something in my work life has changed. My twenties were my journalistic phase, then there was my screenwriting phase, then I became a director, then I started doing some plays (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen (Screenwriting Quotes) The movies are fun, but I’m a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel (Screenwriting Quotes) The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of that little out and still preserve an effect of leisure and natural movement (Screenwriting Quotes) I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in that regard. If I can maintain that approach to screenwriting, it can continue to be enjoyable (Screenwriting Quotes) I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it’s just you, with input from your editor (Screenwriting Quotes)

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