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Screenwriting Quotes

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways Picture Quote #1

I want to get off with the screenwriting Picture Quote #1

I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general Picture Quote #1

All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant Picture Quote #1

I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve Picture Quote #1

I enjoy both acting and screenwriting, in completely different ways. You have more creative freedom with writing because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you also have creative freedom because you don’t so much focus on what has to move the story along, and only on how your character is reacting to situations Picture Quote #1

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I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels Picture Quote #1

Novelists who get shitty about screenwriting invariably can’t do it, or they can’t hack it in the world of what’s really, in truth, very bold and very public enterprise Picture Quote #1

The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It’s a literary form, if you can wake up to it Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been a writer, I’ve always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting Picture Quote #1

Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how it all operates. As an actor going into screenwriting, I was able to understand what type of dialogue feels natural and what an actor could actually say Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting and making movies is really playing make-believe like most of us did as children Picture Quote #1

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All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it’s just you, with input from your editor Picture Quote #1

I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is an opportunity to fly first class, be treated like a celebrity, sit around the pool and be betrayed Picture Quote #1

As a writer of both novels and screenplays, I can say that screenwriting is a vastly rewarding creative life - if you fight hard enough to do it on your own terms. Whether I write books or not, my screenwriting life has been creatively rewarding and remains so Picture Quote #1

I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve Picture Quote #1

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I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school. And it was run by a group of guys who’d been to drama school themselves in London. So they introduced us to techniques that they’d learn about, and they kind of informed us about improvisation and screenwriting and all of that stuff Picture Quote #1

The movies are fun, but I’m a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel Picture Quote #1

There’s a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting Picture Quote #1

I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels Picture Quote #1

Initially I only decided to try and write a novel because I wasn’t getting enough screenwriting work. It wasn’t a long-held ambition, and certainly the idea came first Picture Quote #1

I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays Picture Quote #1

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I think if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out Picture Quote #1

I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve Picture Quote #1

I’ve taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to tell a story in cinematic ways, but theater is a much more elusive craft Picture Quote #1

I usually write very few stage directions. I think a lot of that is a waste of time. The art of screenwriting is in its terseness, saying a lot with a little. I have no patience when I read a script where the writer describes this guy and what he’s wearing and his glasses and his hair Picture Quote #1

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I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways (Screenwriting Quotes) I want to get off with the screenwriting (Screenwriting Quotes) I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general (Screenwriting Quotes) All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant (Screenwriting Quotes) I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve (Screenwriting Quotes) I enjoy both acting and screenwriting, in completely different ways. You have more creative freedom with writing because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you also have creative freedom because you don’t so much focus on what has to move the story along, and only on how your character is reacting to situations. (Screenwriting Quotes) I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels (Screenwriting Quotes) Novelists who get shitty about screenwriting invariably can’t do it, or they can’t hack it in the world of what’s really, in truth, very bold and very public enterprise (Screenwriting Quotes) The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It’s a literary form, if you can wake up to it (Screenwriting Quotes) I’ve always been a writer, I’ve always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting (Screenwriting Quotes) Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how it all operates. As an actor going into screenwriting, I was able to understand what type of dialogue feels natural and what an actor could actually say (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting and making movies is really playing make-believe like most of us did as children (Screenwriting Quotes) All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide. (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it’s just you, with input from your editor. (Screenwriting Quotes) I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas. (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting is an opportunity to fly first class, be treated like a celebrity, sit around the pool and be betrayed (Screenwriting Quotes) As a writer of both novels and screenplays, I can say that screenwriting is a vastly rewarding creative life - if you fight hard enough to do it on your own terms. Whether I write books or not, my screenwriting life has been creatively rewarding and remains so. (Screenwriting Quotes) I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve. (Screenwriting Quotes) I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school. And it was run by a group of guys who’d been to drama school themselves in London. So they introduced us to techniques that they’d learn about, and they kind of informed us about improvisation and screenwriting and all of that stuff. (Screenwriting Quotes) The movies are fun, but I’m a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel. (Screenwriting Quotes) There’s a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting (Screenwriting Quotes) I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels. (Screenwriting Quotes) Initially I only decided to try and write a novel because I wasn’t getting enough screenwriting work. It wasn’t a long-held ambition, and certainly the idea came first. (Screenwriting Quotes) I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays (Screenwriting Quotes) I think if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be (Screenwriting Quotes) Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out (Screenwriting Quotes) I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve (Screenwriting Quotes) I’ve taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to tell a story in cinematic ways, but theater is a much more elusive craft (Screenwriting Quotes) I usually write very few stage directions. I think a lot of that is a waste of time. The art of screenwriting is in its terseness, saying a lot with a little. I have no patience when I read a script where the writer describes this guy and what he’s wearing and his glasses and his hair (Screenwriting Quotes)

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