Screenplay Quotes

You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over which you would take much greater pains in a novel. - Richard Russo

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it. - Rita Mae Brown

While I filmed the 'Walker, Texas Ranger' series for eight and a half years, I had never had much time to read, except for screenplays of the episodes. - Chuck Norris

When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out. - Stanley Tucci

When I graduated college I needed to make money while I was pursuing acting, so I read screenplays and made a living writing coverage on them for studios. - Sasha Alexander

What was unique to me was the way (the script) balanced the character development along with plot and action. A lot of times, films lean on only one of those crutches. Greg did an awesome job on the screenplay and we were able to pull off more than the average independent filmmaker. - Chad Eikhoff

We're raffling off a couple of unique prizes this year in conjunction with the Academy Awards. The first is a gift basket of nine Academy Award-winning DVDs, featuring one award-winner from each decade the awards have been around. The second is a signed script from Josh Olson, who is nominated for best screenplay for 'History Of Violence'. - Kirsten Turner

Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated. - Patrick Marber