“It's funny because when I was growing up, I was really into science fiction and fantasy as a kid. And, when I first became a screenwriter, I ended up really just doing historical drama and non-fiction based stuff, like Band of Brothers and stuff that didn't get made, but was also non-fiction.” FirstsMadeKidsStuffFictionFantasyGrowing UpGrowingBrotherDramaBandScience FictionHistoricalNon FictionScreenwritersScience Fiction And Fantasy Author:John Orloff
“Most fantasy is incredibly derivative of Tolkien, so when you read a lot of fantasy, it's really just elves and gnomes, and it all goes back to Tolkien.” FantasyDerivativesGnome Author:John Orloff
“I grew up in a show biz family and, if you wanted to talk at the dinner table, you'd better be prepared to talk about film.” IfsShowsWantedFilmGrewGrew UpTablesPreparedDinnerBe PreparedDinner TableShow Biz Author:John Orloff
“I love to tell stories and I love to work with directors and I think I write really visually, which I think directors like, and I love making movies, so I found something that I'm good at and I'm really happy doing.” ThinkingWritingStoriesFoundDirectorsReally HappyLove Making Author:John Orloff
