Screenwriter Quotes

You get to Hollywood and you are in the land of big money where they don't like to see only one screenwriter's name. It's much better if you've got four or five. - Nigel Kneale

When you're the one character that changes dramatically in the movie ... it better be a change for the better. I think it's an improvement on the past. It's a more likely relationship. A screenwriter would fall in love with the woman he's writing for, his lead actress. I think there wasn't really enough of a love connection on the first one. - Adrien Brody

When I was really young I didn't know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories. - John Sayles

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job. - Robbie Coltrane

These programs are cheap to produce - there are no actors or screenwriters to pay. But there is a very high human cost. - Wesley Cordova

There's a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point. - Paul Thomas Anderson

The screenwriter's role was very instrumental, because it's difficult to take a stage play and adapt it for the screen. - Debbie Allen

The screenwriters I know share a few personality traits and one of them is anxiety. - Tony Gilroy

The reason I think screenwriters should at least try to get the opportunity to direct something is because it teaches us how few words you need... - Craig Mazin

Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I've been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process. - Laura Hillenbrand