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In 1995, I sold the rights to Harry Bosch to Paramount. They had several screenplays written, but a movie never happened. Harry Bosch went on the shelf, and I had to wait 15 years to get him back.

Michael Connelly

In 1995, I sold the rights to Harry Bosch to Paramount. They had several screenplays written, but a movie never happened. Harry Bosch went on the shelf, and I had to wait 15 years to get him back.

Michael Connelly

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For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That’s better for me.

Pawan Kalyan

For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That’s better for me.

Pawan Kalyan

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I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

Charlie Kaufman

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

Charlie Kaufman

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If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn’t be writing screenplays. I’d be writing novels.

Quentin Tarantino

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn’t be writing screenplays. I’d be writing novels.

Quentin Tarantino

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Screenplays I didn’t really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Screenplays I didn’t really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.

Kazuo Ishiguro

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For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That’s better for me.

Pawan Kalyan

For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That’s better for me.

Pawan Kalyan

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God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast?

Walter Kirn

God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast?

Walter Kirn

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I’ve only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.

Gia Coppola

I’ve only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.

Gia Coppola

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Although I write screenplays, I don’t think I’m a very good writer.

George Lucas

Although I write screenplays, I don’t think I’m a very good writer.

George Lucas

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I do have screenplays I’ve written that never saw the light of day, but I don’t usually go back to them. When I’ve told a story, I want to tell another story.

Joss Whedon

I do have screenplays I’ve written that never saw the light of day, but I don’t usually go back to them. When I’ve told a story, I want to tell another story.

Joss Whedon

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In the past, I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

Diablo Cody

In the past, I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

Diablo Cody

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I’ve come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that’s what I do primarily now.

Diablo Cody

I’ve come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that’s what I do primarily now.

Diablo Cody

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With screenplays, it’s all about being as concise as possible. If you have a scene that’s set in a bar, you just have to write, ‘Interior: Bar.’

David Benioff

With screenplays, it’s all about being as concise as possible. If you have a scene that’s set in a bar, you just have to write, ‘Interior: Bar.’

David Benioff

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The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

Ridley Scott

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

Ridley Scott

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I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described.

John Irving

I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described.

John Irving

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It’s hard writing screenplays.

Ridley Scott

It’s hard writing screenplays.

Ridley Scott

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Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad.

Max von Sydow

Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad.

Max von Sydow

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Screenplays are the currency of Hollywood.

Scott Derrickson

Screenplays are the currency of Hollywood.

Scott Derrickson

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Film isn’t a meritocracy; there’s no system ensuring the best screenplays get produced. It’s a hustle.

Jon Ronson

Film isn’t a meritocracy; there’s no system ensuring the best screenplays get produced. It’s a hustle.

Jon Ronson

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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

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

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In 1995, I sold the rights to Harry Bosch to Paramount. They had several screenplays written, but a movie never happened. Harry Bosch went on the shelf, and I had to wait 15 years to get him back.

For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That’s better for me.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn’t be writing screenplays. I’d be writing novels.

Screenplays I didn’t really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.

For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That’s better for me.

God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast?

I’ve only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.

Although I write screenplays, I don’t think I’m a very good writer.

I do have screenplays I’ve written that never saw the light of day, but I don’t usually go back to them. When I’ve told a story, I want to tell another story.

In the past, I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

I’ve come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that’s what I do primarily now.

With screenplays, it’s all about being as concise as possible. If you have a scene that’s set in a bar, you just have to write, ‘Interior: Bar.’

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described.

It’s hard writing screenplays.

Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad.

Screenplays are the currency of Hollywood.

Film isn’t a meritocracy; there’s no system ensuring the best screenplays get produced. It’s a hustle.

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.