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John Lee Hancock Biography

Screenwriter

John Lee Hancock, born on December 15, 1956, is an accomplished American screenwriter known for his profound character development and engaging storytelling.

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“I like some time away to recharge the batteries, not only physically, but emotionally so that I get to the point where I'm just dying to direct again and then that's the right time to do it again.”

Dying Direct Right Time Batteries Time Away

Author:John Lee Hancock

“I've got twins and a lovely wife and a great life and I don't want to miss that. So if I'm going to miss that it's got to be for something really good.”

Ifs Want Wife Missing Lovely Twins Lovely Wife

Author:John Lee Hancock

“I usually have to find something where I go, "I have to do this." Sometimes you don't even know what the question you're trying to answer is, but you go, "This is something I need to explore and want to explore, and it's inside me in a way that I think I can do a good job with."”

Thinking Knows Way Want Needs Trying I Can Sometimes Jobs Can Do Answers Good Job

Author:John Lee Hancock

“I think any time you've got a story based on a true story, no matter how accurate it is, obviously it's still fictitious.”

Thinking Stills Matter Stories Accurate True Story

Author:John Lee Hancock

“I'm not only a writer, but have directed and produced, know the difficulties of the line producer, can deal with the studio, can talk with the director and get his or her vision and help exact that. I think it just gives you more tools.”

Thinking Knows Giving Helping Lines Deals Vision Directors Tools Difficulty Studios Producers

Author:John Lee Hancock

“Christian audience, I think, have grown very tired of movies that try to pander to them. For instance if someone goes, "Ok, we're designing what we're going to do with this movie. It's a Christian movie and they'll eat it up." And you know what? Consumers are smarter than that. They go, "The movie isn't that great and he thought that I would just be a sucker and plop my $10 down for it?" Because you're looking down at the audience. You can't pander to an audience.”

Thinking Trying Christian Audience Design Tired Sucker

Author:John Lee Hancock

“A good deed is a good deed.”

Deeds Good Deeds

Author:John Lee Hancock

“You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost always bad when you do that.”

Stories Involved Messages Good Story

Author:John Lee Hancock

“Somebody might say that they always wanted to be a fly-fishing guide in Montana and maybe they'll never get to do that but just by the virtue of having said it out loud, I think there's some power in that.”

Thinking Said Might Wanted Virtue Guides Loud Fishing Montana Fly Fishing

Author:John Lee Hancock

“Someone is going to win and someone is going to lose. That's also what happens in almost every movie - someone is going to win and someone is going to lose.”

Happens Winning Loses

Author:John Lee Hancock

About the Author

Born: December 15, 1956
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 10

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