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Screenwriter Quotes

Hugh Laurie quote: "Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts...."
Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be. Hugh Laurie
Paul Thomas Anderson quote: "Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit..."
Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out. Paul Thomas Anderson
What I want is to be the highest grossing screenwriter, or to have some other woman be the highest grossing screenwriter, instead of being number nine on the list. That's my goal. Melissa Rosenberg
He'd discovered that his memories of that summer were like bad movie montages - young lovers tossing a Frisbee in the park, sharing a melting ice-cream cone, bicycling along the river, laughing, talking, kissing, a sappy score drowning out the dialogue because the screenwriter had no idea what these two people might say to each other. Richard Russo
John Milius quote: "I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in..."
I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways. John Milius
William Goldman quote: "Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life."
Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life. William Goldman
Tony Gilroy quote: "The screenwriters I know share a few personality traits and..."
The screenwriters I know share a few personality traits and one of them is anxiety. Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy quote: "No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter."
No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter. Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy quote: "Developing films with directors, developing films with actors,..."
Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter. Tony Gilroy
From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing. Joe Eszterhas
Bret Easton Ellis quote: "I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general."
I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general. Bret Easton Ellis
I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned for movies and I have written a few of those screenplays. Alice Hoffman
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
I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter. Patricia Highsmith
But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright. Beth Henley

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