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. (Nicholas Meyer)

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.

Nicholas Meyer

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