“Adaptation is always the same process for me, which is some version of throwing the book at the wall and seeing what pages fall out. It is trying to imagine, remember the story, read it, put it down, and then write sort of an outline without the book in front of you with some hope that what you like about it will be filtered and distilled out through your memory and then that will be similar to what other people like about it.” PeopleWritingTryingBookStoriesRememberFallProcessMemoriesImagineSeeingFrontsWallPagesDown AndVersionsThrowingAdaptationOur MemoriesOutlines Author:Akiva Goldsman
“As you always discover when you make something, typically if your object isn't frivolous, people's relationship to it isn't frivolous.” PeopleIfsObjectsFrivolous Author:Akiva Goldsman
“If we don't keep people engaged, we're not going to move you. And if we move you, we've done something useful. That's what anybody who writes genre knows.” PeopleIfsKnowsWritingDoneMovingGenreEngaged Author:Akiva Goldsman
“I think people underestimate the value of collaboration, especially for writers.” PeopleThinkingValuesCollaborationUnderestimate Author:Akiva Goldsman
“As television is learning some of the movies' great tricks, movies are taking what's good from TV. Maybe it will all become one big thing, with smart, talented people who love a thing, helping each other be better.” PeopleHelpingBigsTelevisionTvsSmartTricksBig ThingsHelping Each Other Author:Akiva Goldsman