Quotes and Sayings About Screenplays
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In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them.
-- Albert Brooks -
I've written about 15 screenplays and they all sold - they were all sold on pitches.
-- Bruce Vilanch -
I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays.
-- Charlie Kaufman -
I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.
-- Graeme Simsion -
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I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It's all bullshit.
-- John Milius -
My God, there are so many mediocre screenplays out there.
-- Michael Arndt -
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 MeyerSource : "Screenwriters on Screen-Writing: The Best in the Business Discuss Their Craft". Book by Joel Engel, 1995.
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Screenplays are not works of art. They are invitations to others to collaborate on a work of art.
-- Paul Schrader -
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There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.
-- Quentin Tarantino -
I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer.
-- Rachel GriffithsSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.
-- Richard Attenborough -
Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.
-- Tom Skerritt -
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Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
-- Yahoo SeriousSource : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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I was originally casted to be in the Superman movie but I read the script and realized that it was mysteriously similar to my screenplay for Zach Braff the Movie.
-- Zach Braff -
I write mostly as a director. That's why my screenplays are very detailed. So I get into the images I see. I like that.
-- Deepa MehtaSource : Source: www.movieweb.com
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The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor.
-- Robert Schwentke -
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No screenplay is possible, unless you get some attachment from somebody who's going to get it made.
-- Steven Knight -
I always thought it would never happen. And then, it became possible. In between commissions, I wrote it as an original screenplay [Allied].
-- Steven Knight -
Movies are not the book. Movies are not even the screenplay. They are the movie.
-- Bruce Joel Rubin