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William Monahan Quotes

I write drama in the English language. If I wasn’t working in London I’d be doing something wrong Picture Quote #1

That’s absolutely true, but one problem with the digital revolution, which may tie into what I said earlier, is that there can be a collapse of quality. You may not have liked the decisions made by publishers in the past, you may not have liked the decisions made by magazine editors or newspaper editors in the past. At least there was some quality control Picture Quote #1

You don’t write for actors. Actors come for characters you’ve made up Picture Quote #1

I never work until I have a deadline. You have to fit so much in a given day that you just don’t get serious until you know when the deadline is Picture Quote #1

I had a long writing history behind me before I got into anything in film. It comprehended science fiction, it comprehended historical, it comprehended, you know, just about everything that you can think of Picture Quote #1

There were days when you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald. Video was out, but nobody could afford it...expect for my uncle George, who was a second father to me, and had every film in the world, and every book Picture Quote #1

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By the time someone gave me some samples of standard screenplays I was already beyond that stuff, because I was not only a tinkerer in ways to do things, I’d started from Dylan Thomas. As a screen dramatist he was a very intense visualist, with great timing and fluency Picture Quote #1

The empirical is very important, but merit is inherent and not acquired. A university is massively important because you can see where you stand naturally in the ranks, and try yourself out, but education is just reading and understanding what you read Picture Quote #1

I write drama in the English language. If I wasn’t working in London I’d be doing something wrong Picture Quote #1

You don’t write for actors. Actors come for characters you’ve made up Picture Quote #1

I don’t watch anything. I work so much. If I see a film, it’s usually that I’ll go in after working 15 hours and slam in The Bridge on the River Kwai or something 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

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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

When I’m shooting, as much as writing, I see edited footage in my mind, so I work that way, and it’s economical Picture Quote #1

I shoot very little film. If you just do coverage you’re shooting any number of potential films instead of just one, and I was shooting just one specific film. Film is cheap but time is expensive Picture Quote #1

Because you’re running an enterprise with two hundred-odd people, and it’s really your responsibility to keep it moving quickly. So you have to know what you’re doing, do it, and move on Picture Quote #1

Actors are players and if they’re hot, or onto something, you let them go, or you and the actor can both get on to something. I always run out with lines as I think of them Picture Quote #1

London matters to me because it’s the center of what I do for a living and has been since Tudor times Picture Quote #1

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I was particularly anxious that I shoot the tires out of the class system. All it is these days is a hobby of certain masochists, and certain sadists Picture Quote #1

There’s only one way to prep, so far as I know. You have your script, you hire the people you want, you find your locations and your setups, everybody shows up and you shoot the film Picture Quote #1

I hate doing anything in offices. I either want to be out in the world or in my own environment - and it should be your own environment that you work in Picture Quote #1

You’re not turning the picture over to a system or a process, you are the process, and the most important thing is to have things exactly as you want them Picture Quote #1

I love editorial and sound and music, and I was working with the best people, so you learn a lot Picture Quote #1

Whatever you cut when there’s no deadline isn’t really a cut. You’re just pushing colors around Picture Quote #1

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As a director, you’re given a tremendous apparatus to work with, and very great talents are available to you Picture Quote #1

I need as much of the business of making a film to be in my own workspace. It really ought to be a bit more like doing a novel, alone, at first. I’m feeling my way Picture Quote #1

You just have to know what you want and what you’re doing and it leads to a kind of general well-being, which I think you sensed when you were there Picture Quote #1

You evolve in the ways in which you are precious. When you are the director, you are also continuing to write on the floor as you go along Picture Quote #1

The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It’s a literary form, if you can wake up to it Picture Quote #1

Novelists who get shitty about screenwriting invariably can’t do it, or they can’t hack it in the world of what’s really, in truth, very bold and very public enterprise Picture Quote #1

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I write drama in the English language. If I wasn’t working in London I’d be doing something wrong. (William Monahan Quotes) That’s absolutely true, but one problem with the digital revolution, which may tie into what I said earlier, is that there can be a collapse of quality. You may not have liked the decisions made by publishers in the past, you may not have liked the decisions made by magazine editors or newspaper editors in the past. At least there was some quality control (William Monahan Quotes) You don’t write for actors. Actors come for characters you’ve made up. (William Monahan Quotes) I never work until I have a deadline. You have to fit so much in a given day that you just don’t get serious until you know when the deadline is (William Monahan Quotes) I had a long writing history behind me before I got into anything in film. It comprehended science fiction, it comprehended historical, it comprehended, you know, just about everything that you can think of (William Monahan Quotes) There were days when you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald. Video was out, but nobody could afford it...expect for my uncle George, who was a second father to me, and had every film in the world, and every book (William Monahan Quotes) By the time someone gave me some samples of standard screenplays I was already beyond that stuff, because I was not only a tinkerer in ways to do things, I’d started from Dylan Thomas. As a screen dramatist he was a very intense visualist, with great timing and fluency (William Monahan Quotes) The empirical is very important, but merit is inherent and not acquired. A university is massively important because you can see where you stand naturally in the ranks, and try yourself out, but education is just reading and understanding what you read (William Monahan Quotes) I write drama in the English language. If I wasn’t working in London I’d be doing something wrong (William Monahan Quotes) You don’t write for actors. Actors come for characters you’ve made up (William Monahan Quotes) I don’t watch anything. I work so much. If I see a film, it’s usually that I’ll go in after working 15 hours and slam in The Bridge on the River Kwai or something (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) 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 (William Monahan Quotes) When I’m shooting, as much as writing, I see edited footage in my mind, so I work that way, and it’s economical (William Monahan Quotes) I shoot very little film. If you just do coverage you’re shooting any number of potential films instead of just one, and I was shooting just one specific film. Film is cheap but time is expensive (William Monahan Quotes) Because you’re running an enterprise with two hundred-odd people, and it’s really your responsibility to keep it moving quickly. So you have to know what you’re doing, do it, and move on (William Monahan Quotes) Actors are players and if they’re hot, or onto something, you let them go, or you and the actor can both get on to something. I always run out with lines as I think of them (William Monahan Quotes) London matters to me because it’s the center of what I do for a living and has been since Tudor times (William Monahan Quotes) I was particularly anxious that I shoot the tires out of the class system. All it is these days is a hobby of certain masochists, and certain sadists (William Monahan Quotes) There’s only one way to prep, so far as I know. You have your script, you hire the people you want, you find your locations and your setups, everybody shows up and you shoot the film (William Monahan Quotes) I hate doing anything in offices. I either want to be out in the world or in my own environment - and it should be your own environment that you work in (William Monahan Quotes) You’re not turning the picture over to a system or a process, you are the process, and the most important thing is to have things exactly as you want them (William Monahan Quotes) I love editorial and sound and music, and I was working with the best people, so you learn a lot (William Monahan Quotes) Whatever you cut when there’s no deadline isn’t really a cut. You’re just pushing colors around (William Monahan Quotes) As a director, you’re given a tremendous apparatus to work with, and very great talents are available to you (William Monahan Quotes) I need as much of the business of making a film to be in my own workspace. It really ought to be a bit more like doing a novel, alone, at first. I’m feeling my way (William Monahan Quotes) You just have to know what you want and what you’re doing and it leads to a kind of general well-being, which I think you sensed when you were there (William Monahan Quotes) You evolve in the ways in which you are precious. When you are the director, you are also continuing to write on the floor as you go along (William Monahan Quotes) The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It’s a literary form, if you can wake up to it (William Monahan Quotes) Novelists who get shitty about screenwriting invariably can’t do it, or they can’t hack it in the world of what’s really, in truth, very bold and very public enterprise (William Monahan Quotes)

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