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Shane Black Quotes

You have to keep surprising your audience Picture Quote #1

I do think the challenge, in a way for me, is to write a narrative film and when you finish watching it you feel like it’s a collage. You tell the narrative, you tell the story, but you feel like you’ve created this tapestry. But it also has a shape, a story Picture Quote #1

The only way you can stay on top is to remember to touch bottom and get back to basics Picture Quote #1

You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script can get muddied and altered in any way possible. You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor Picture Quote #1

If you’re doing something on an interesting scale that involves an entire universe of characters, one way to unite them is to have them all undergo a common experience, and there is something at Christmas that unites everybody. It already sets a stage within the stage Picture Quote #1

I’m ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of ‘Starsky and Hutch’ as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it’s stupid - they’d have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up Picture Quote #1

I have these guilty pleasures, these failed films that don’t work at all, but I’ll watch them if they’re on. Like ‘The Game Picture Quote #1

I hate ‘The Professional.’ It’s one of the worst action/adventure movies ever made Picture Quote #1

Writing scripts is a laborious job that can be a real pain Picture Quote #1

I’ll say, what makes me happy about making movies is, every once in a while through movies we find a kind of honesty. There’s an honesty in fiction that’s as effective or even more powerful than the honesty of our lives. We can find something that’s genuinely true, like a chemistry between people or a statement that speaks to an audience Picture Quote #1

I owe a great deal of thanks to this man who will be gracious enough to say I’ve helped him with his career and comeback, but it’s every bit the opposite Picture Quote #1

The worst of the action films are the ones where everything is one shout from beginning to finish. And there’s no differentiation between beats, like small or big, or quiet or expansive. It’s all just one loud shout Picture Quote #1

Here’s what I didn’t know when I was starting out that I now know…I thought when you were starting out it was really hard to write because you hadn’t broken in yet, you hadn’t really hit your stride yet. What I found out paradoxically is that the next script you write doesn’t get easier because you wrote one before…each one gets harder by a factor of 10 Picture Quote #1

An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build and a gradual bringing together of all the separate threads of the plot. To see all of it coming together slowly is very rewarding for the audience Picture Quote #1

An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It becomes a cacophony and is, ultimately, quite boring Picture Quote #1

I’ve turned down lots and lots of work. Things that could have made me some money Picture Quote #1

I think it’s very admirable, in a superhero movie, to be able to take a few risks Picture Quote #1

I love the idea of a super villain that doesn’t wear a cape, that doesn’t wear a super suit Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind women who want to act. That’s fine. It’s odd that men want to act, in that there’s still a degree of vanity associated with it Picture Quote #1

I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes Picture Quote #1

Any time anyone fires bullets in an action movie that don’t hit the target it immediately undermines the movie Picture Quote #1

I think about the audience in the sense that I serve as my own audience. I have to please myself the way, if I saw the movie in a theater, I would be pleased. Do I think about catering to an audience? No Picture Quote #1

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You have to keep surprising your audience (Shane Black Quotes) I do think the challenge, in a way for me, is to write a narrative film and when you finish watching it you feel like it’s a collage. You tell the narrative, you tell the story, but you feel like you’ve created this tapestry. But it also has a shape, a story. (Shane Black Quotes) The only way you can stay on top is to remember to touch bottom and get back to basics (Shane Black Quotes) You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script can get muddied and altered in any way possible. You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor. (Shane Black Quotes) If you’re doing something on an interesting scale that involves an entire universe of characters, one way to unite them is to have them all undergo a common experience, and there is something at Christmas that unites everybody. It already sets a stage within the stage (Shane Black Quotes) I’m ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of ‘Starsky and Hutch’ as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it’s stupid - they’d have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up (Shane Black Quotes) I have these guilty pleasures, these failed films that don’t work at all, but I’ll watch them if they’re on. Like ‘The Game (Shane Black Quotes) I hate ‘The Professional.’ It’s one of the worst action/adventure movies ever made (Shane Black Quotes) Writing scripts is a laborious job that can be a real pain (Shane Black Quotes) I’ll say, what makes me happy about making movies is, every once in a while through movies we find a kind of honesty. There’s an honesty in fiction that’s as effective or even more powerful than the honesty of our lives. We can find something that’s genuinely true, like a chemistry between people or a statement that speaks to an audience (Shane Black Quotes) I owe a great deal of thanks to this man who will be gracious enough to say I’ve helped him with his career and comeback, but it’s every bit the opposite (Shane Black Quotes) The worst of the action films are the ones where everything is one shout from beginning to finish. And there’s no differentiation between beats, like small or big, or quiet or expansive. It’s all just one loud shout (Shane Black Quotes) Here’s what I didn’t know when I was starting out that I now know…I thought when you were starting out it was really hard to write because you hadn’t broken in yet, you hadn’t really hit your stride yet. What I found out paradoxically is that the next script you write doesn’t get easier because you wrote one before…each one gets harder by a factor of 10 (Shane Black Quotes) An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build and a gradual bringing together of all the separate threads of the plot. To see all of it coming together slowly is very rewarding for the audience (Shane Black Quotes) An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It becomes a cacophony and is, ultimately, quite boring (Shane Black Quotes) I’ve turned down lots and lots of work. Things that could have made me some money (Shane Black Quotes) I think it’s very admirable, in a superhero movie, to be able to take a few risks (Shane Black Quotes) I love the idea of a super villain that doesn’t wear a cape, that doesn’t wear a super suit (Shane Black Quotes) I don’t mind women who want to act. That’s fine. It’s odd that men want to act, in that there’s still a degree of vanity associated with it (Shane Black Quotes) I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes (Shane Black Quotes) Any time anyone fires bullets in an action movie that don’t hit the target it immediately undermines the movie (Shane Black Quotes) I think about the audience in the sense that I serve as my own audience. I have to please myself the way, if I saw the movie in a theater, I would be pleased. Do I think about catering to an audience? No (Shane Black Quotes)