Screenwriter Quotes - page 2

I consider my job as a screenwriter to pack a script with possibilities and ideas - to create a feast for the filmmaker to pick from. (Jonathan Nolan)
I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that's what really attracts me to TED Talks. For me, the really effective ones are being presented by expert storytellers. View quote
Damon Lindelof
Strange - I'm not much of a film person. I love watching films, but they don't stay with me the way books do. Stranger still, because my husband is a screenwriter! View quote
Dani Shapiro
As a screenwriter and a half-Jew, I tend to look at the glass half-empty. View quote
John Francis Daley
When I was really young I didn't know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories. View quote
John Sayles
The Buccaneers was an Edith Wharton novel, and she never finished it, and a screenwriter adapted it for television. View quote
James Frain
It's really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director and you have to let it go. View quote
Lorene Scafaria
What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job. View quote
Robbie Coltraine
My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist. View quote
Sadie Jones
Starting in '98 when I was researching 'Traffic,' I got to meet really serious people in Washington, which for a screenwriter was kind of a great gift. And I really valued these guys; I stayed in touch with them, and I find their point-of-view quite interesting. View quote
Stephen Gaghan
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words. (Steven Bochco)
I probably could be a world-class screenwriter by now if I had spent the kind of work I devote on Comedy Death-Ray to that. But I do okay, in that regard. I mean, my stuff gets bought, so it's all right. View quote
Scott Aukerman
Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter. View quote
Tony Gilroy
No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter. View quote
Tony Gilroy
I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter. View quote
Vikram Chatwal
We in the industry know that behind every successful screenwriter stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife. View quote
Groucho Marx
If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you're asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do. View quote
Tina Fey
About a year ago I got really exhausted from reading bad scripts and I know that I am a writer and that I have stories to tell, so I thought, 'Let's do this!' So I'm co-writing a screenplay now with another screenwriter and loving it. Absolutely loving it. And I would like to be the producer on the project and of course the lead is me. View quote
Kerry Washington
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a former matinee idol, and the other was run by his former screenwriter. View quote
Aravind Adiga
I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director. View quote
Cameron Crowe
A great trick that I learned having worked as a screenwriter for many years, the way screenwriters work, is they break the project down into three-act structure: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3. I think that is a great way to break down any project, whether it's a new business or anything at all. (Steven Pressfield)
When a novelist or screenwriter is looking for a subject, the element he's seeking is conflict. Conflict makes drama. Conflict produces great characters and memorable scenes. So war is a natural topic. View quote
Steven Pressfield
I started writing morning pages just to keep my hand in, you know, just because I was a writer and I didn't know what else to do but write. And then one day as I was writing, a character came sort of strolling in and I realized, Oh my God, I don't have to be just a screenwriter. I can write novels. View quote
Julia Cameron