“Diablo Cody wasn't writing a script about a 16-year girl that got an abortion. She was writing a script about a 16-year old girl that got pregnant, decided to have the baby and give it to a young yuppy uptight couple for adoption. That's what the movie is about.” GivingWritingYearsYoungGirlBabyCoupleDecidedScriptsAbortionPregnantAdoptionUptight Author:Ellen Page
“I didn't even think about it when I read the script and then shooting their movie and someone was like "boy, press is going to be fun". And I didn't really know what they were talking about because to me it's just a film shows it as an extremely viable option which is obviously the most important thing for young individuals.” ThinkingKnowsImportantShowsFilmYoungIndividualFunTalkingBoysImportant ThingsPressesScriptsShooting Author:Ellen Page
“I feel lucky that Viceland wanted to make it, and I'm producing more than one film with LGBT characters and stories and it's because it's what I'm interested in. I'm not going to read a script and say, 'They're not gay, I'm not going to do it,' but I am interested in playing more gay people, because I've only played one gay person, and I've done a fair amount of movies, and I am interested in those stories. So for me, there's no should-I-or-shouldn't-I. It all feels natural.” PeopleFeelsShouldPersonsDoneCharacterStoriesWantedFilmNaturalAmountGayLuckyFairsScriptsLgbtShould IGay People Author:Ellen Page
“I remember having been with this book [Into the Forest] for a long time, and I remember the moment that she [Patricia Rozema] sent me the script and what it was like to read it for the first time. I just was so blown away by how she managed to capture the story and their relationship to each other, and the nuances of that.” FirstsLongBookMomentsStoriesRememberLong TimeFirst TimeScriptsForestsCaptureNuanceBlown Away Author:Ellen Page
“I've never done a movie in that genre, and I love a lot of those movies. I watched the director's [David Freyne] short film [The First Wave], which I loved. And the script was just so good. He's found this way to tell a new story.” WayFirstsDoneStoriesFilmFoundDirectorsScriptsWaveGenreShort Films Author:Ellen Page
“It's much simpler to be tortured on camera or to be filmed losing your mind. Whereas a script that has characters who are honest, witty and genuine is often much harder to act.” MindCharacterHonestLosingHarderCamerasScriptsWittyGenuineLosing Your Mind Author:Ellen Page
“I think, because I've been working for a while, I've been working since I was ten, I had the fortune of reading a lot, a lot of scripts.” ThinkingReadingTenFortuneScripts Author:Ellen Page
