“Often when you get a really good script, and you receive the new pages, you see that the entire thing has been dumbed down. Films in the '30s and '40s, that were huge blockbusters, were very sophisticated in their language, and the ideas they brought. There were no questions about whether the audience would get it or not.” Has BeensIdeasFilmLanguageAudienceHugePagesScriptsSophisticatedBlockbuster Author:Connie Nielsen
“If you get a book which is 600 pages, you have to reduce it to a script of 100 pages. In two hours of film, you cannot possibly include all the characters.” IfsTwoBookCharacterFilmHoursPagesScripts Author:Dino De Laurentiis
“I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character.” ThinkingWayNeedsFeelsKindCharacterFilmAudienceComplexesScriptsComplex Characters Author:Jeremy Renner
“I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film, comedies and some dramas, but I am, um, as long as the script inspires me and there good people, that's it. I'm in.” PeopleFeelsLongHas BeensDifferentAbleFilmCareersComedyTelevisionInspireDramaBlessedScriptsDifferent ThingsGood PeopleBack And ForthBounce Author:Geoff Stults
“First, you do a piece of material that begins and ends and has a flow; it's not chopped up as in a film, where in an extreme case you might be doing the last scene of the script the first day that you go to work, and you don't know enough about the character you're playing.” KnowsFirstsEndsEnoughCharacterMightLastsFilmCasesPiecesMaterialsSceneFlowScriptsExtremes Author:Jean Stapleton
“I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.” ImportantFilmDirectorsScriptsEnglish Speaking Author:Audrey Tautou
“I'm reteaming with the producers of 'Twilight' on an awesome script. It's very serious, dramatic and different for me. I'm excited to see what's next. I love all aspects of film and all genres.” DifferentFilmNextSeriousAspectScriptsExcitedProducersGenreDramaticTwilight Author:Taylor Lautner
“I don't care for horror and fantasy films. I never go to see them in the theater. I know I've played in many of them, but I didn't do them because of their genre - I did them just because I loved their scripts.” KnowsCareFilmFantasyHorrorTheaterScriptsDon't CareGenreI Don't CareFantasy Films Author:Peter Weller
“I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.” ThinkingWellsDoneFilmUsedLinesTelevisionCrossesScriptsDrawingIntriguingWell DoneFilm And Television Author:Natalie Zea
“I'm working in a form of cinema that can be described, and has been described, as a diaristic form of cinema. In other words, with material from my own life. I walk through life with my camera, and occasionally I film. I never think about scripts, never think about films, making films.” ThinkingHas BeensFilmFormMy OwnWalksMaterialsCamerasScriptsCinemaMy Own Life Author:Jonas Mekas
“I don't get that many scripts. Back in Australia, I've pretty much done my own shows and really no work outside of that. It's only now that I'm starting to read some Hollywood film scripts, and I've read some really great ones.” DoneShowsFilmMy OwnHollywoodStartingScriptsWork OutAustraliaReally GreatGreat OnesHollywood Films Author:Jason Gann
“Every film I try and make it the way I see it in my head, and it really just depends on the script and the people I'm working with or whatever interests me at that particular time.” PeopleWayTryingFilmInterestParticularDependsScripts Author:Duncan Jones
“I'm not Akira Kurosawa. He used to write...He used to write a completely new spec script over a couple of nights. I'm not like that. It takes me a long time to put a film together that I want to make.” WantWritingLongTogetherFilmUsedNightCoupleLong TimeScriptsTake MeSpecsKurosawa Author:Duncan Jones
“I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device.” WritingSchoolFilmHigh SchoolOriginalsScriptsTitlesDevicesKillersInsectsBugsSurveillanceThrillers Author:Wes Craven
“When I was in New York, a lot of my friends were studying filmmaking and would bring their scripts to me, as I was a good script doctor. I would read their scripts and make corrections to them for $20 per script and was fascinated by films.” FilmStudyNew YorkMy FriendsDoctorsScriptsFascinatedFilmmakingCorrections Author:Arjun Rampal
“Always care for the writing part first. Every good film project starts with good writing. If you have a good script, everything else follows. Writing is crucial.” IfsWritingFirstsCareFilmProjectsVery GoodScriptsCrucialGood WritingGood Films Author:Giovanna Cau
“To the question of writing at all we have sometimes been counselled to forget it, or rather the writing of books. What is required, we are told, is plays and films. Books are out of date! The book is dead, long live television! One question which is not even raised let alone considered is: Who will write the drama and film scripts when the generation that can read and write has been used up?” WritingLongHas BeensBookSometimesPlayFilmUsedForgetGenerationsTelevisionDramaRaisedScriptsForget ItLive Television Book:Hopes and impediments: selected essays Source: Hopes and impediments: selected essays
“Chris [ Nolan] and I have a strange way of working from the non-movie process, where after all these conversations and reading the script and more conversations, Chris went out and shot the films and the first thing he did, he wouldn't show it to me until I had written the music - not out of meanness, or anything, it just sort of seemed an interesting idea to see if there was some synchronicity and letting me use my imagination to the fullest instead of being constricted by cuts and images.” IfsWayFirstsIdeasUseShowsFilmReadingProcessImaginationInterestingCuttingWrittenStrangeConversationShotsScriptsMy ImaginationMeannessSynchronicityNolanInteresting Ideas Author:Christopher Nolan
“I absolutely made the decision that that cannot be the reason why I'm doing a film or a job. For me, it's always about the script and whether I'm doing something that I've never done before.” MadeReasonDoneJobsFilmDecisionScriptsReason Why Author:Jessica Chastain
“The script [for the movie based on the life of singer Connie Francis -- "Who's Sorry Now?"] is finished and is in the hands of several artists to see if somebody wants to film at the start of [2006].” IfsWantHandsFilmArtistSorryScriptsFinishedSingers Author:Gloria Estefan
“With films, I just scribble a couple of notes for a scene. You don't have to do any writing at all, you just have your notes for the scene, which are written with the actors and the camera in mind. The actual script is a necessity for casting and budgeting, but the end product often doesn't bear much resemblance to the script--at least in my case.” WritingMindEndsFilmActorsCasesWrittenProductsBearsCoupleSceneCamerasNotesScriptsCastingResemblanceScribblesBudgeting Author:Woody Allen
“There is no such thing as a good script, onlya good film, and I'm conscious that my scripts often read better than they play.” PlayFilmConsciousScriptsGood Films Author:Alan Bennett
“I've done a number of films. I've been around this. I think the biggest challenge is just getting the script right, the way that you want the script to be. It's really about capturing the complexity of emotions and creating the kind of characters that people will want to watch every week.” PeopleThinkingWayWantKindDoneCharacterFilmChallengesNumbersEmotionWatchesWeekCreatingScriptsComplexity Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I would not have made any of my films or written scripts such as Taxi Driver had it not been for Ingmar Bergman, What he has left is a legacy greater than any other director.... I think the extraordinary thing that Bergman will be remembered for, other than his body of work, was that he probably did more than anyone to make cinema a medium of personal and introspective value.” ThinkingMadeBodyFilmValuesLeftGreaterWrittenDirectorsExtraordinaryScriptsMediumsLegacyRememberedCinemaDriversIntrospectiveTaxiExtraordinary ThingsBergman Author:Paul Schrader
“There are so many talented people in film today. There seem to be poor scripts, but the actors and actresses are very talented.” PeopleSeemsTodayFilmActorsPoorScriptsActressesRamaActors And Actresses Author:Frederick Lenz
“Two weeks ago we couldn't pronounce your name, but you were in the lead in a film that made millions, so we're sending you all these scripts.” MadeTwoFilmNamesMillionsWeekHollywoodScriptsTwo WeeksLead In Author:Cillian Murphy
“I was a big fan of Joe's film, Narc, so when you hear there's a script coming over from Joe Carnahan, you know it's going to be interesting because he has such a fresh voice.” KnowsBigsFilmVoiceInterestingFansScripts Author:Andy Garcia
“I mean I like most of the films that I've seen that I've been in. Those are the kind of films that I like to see. Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts. Does that make any sense?” ThinkingWellsKindMeanDoeMightFilmChoicesReadingScriptsGet BetterMaking Choices Author:Benicio Del Toro
“A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know that you have a dramatic structure that's going to work thematically, and to know how one scene will got through another, and to get a sense of character.” KnowsNeedsCharacterFilmSoundKnow HowSceneStructureScriptsDramaticGoing To WorkLiving ThingsScreenplaysGuidelines Author:Jose Padilha
“I don't even know why, but my entire career is contemporary films. Entire career! There's no period movies - there's one - but there's no period movies, no special effects movies. I just do character studies and so, some of them are gonna bump into each other, but I love the challenge, with a good script. I love the challenge of playing not a very pleasant or attractive character that seduces an audience or wins an audience over by the end.” KnowsEndsCharacterFilmWinningChallengesCareersAudienceStudySpecialEffectsPeriodsScriptsContemporaryAttractivePleasantBumpsSeducingSpecial Effects Author:Michael Douglas
“When you start out as an actor, you read a script thinking of it at its best. But that's not usually the case in general, and usually what you have to do is you have to read a script and think of it at its worst. You read it going, "OK, how bad could this be?" first and foremost. You cannot make a good film out of a bad script. You can make a bad film out of a good script, but you can't make a good film out of a bad script.” ThinkingFirstsFilmActorsCasesWorstScriptsGood Films Author:George Clooney
“Some people say that they read the first 20 pages, and then decide if they want to do the film or not. But, I have to read the entire thing cause anything can change in a script.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsFilmCausesPagesScripts Author:Liana Liberato
“I'm not really that keen on mainstream; I'm not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts.” DifferentFilmNormalScriptsMainstreamNot InterestedQuirky Author:Gina Bellman
“When my film went to the Venice Film Festival and won the best script writing, the jury [prize], it didn't go to my head. I know how many black filmmakers that I am operating with whose name will never be mentioned. But I'm part of them in that silent existence.” KnowsWritingFilmNamesBlackExistenceKnow HowSilentScriptsFilmmakerPrizeFestivalsJuryVeniceFilm Festivals Author:Haile Gerima
“What I learned is that I should probably read a screenplay every once in a while before I said 'yes'. You could make bad film out of a good script, but you're never going to make a good film out of a bad script.” ShouldSaidFilmScriptsScreenplaysGood Films Author:George Clooney
“In the summer of 2010, I had decided to get into film and TV writing, so I wrote scripts for six different ideas I had developed, and the pilot for True Detective was one of them.” WritingIdeasDifferentFilmTvsSixSummerDecidedScriptsPilotsDetectivesDifferent Ideas Author:Nic Pizzolatto
“In film you have the script months ahead of time often, for a good film, but in television it seems like you might not get the script until a week or two weeks before you've got to film it. It's a little weird, but also quite challenging. It reminds me of repertory theatre.” LittlesTwoSeemsMightFilmChallengesWeekTelevisionLike YouMonthsScriptsTheatreTwo WeeksGood FilmsAhead Of Time Author:Wesley Snipes
“The moment there's a foreigner in a film it gives a novelty to the script. We make regional films and we need to hype our films.” NeedsGivingMomentsFilmScriptsNoveltyForeignersHype Author:Arin Paul
“When I choose projects, I don't stipulate between film or theatre or television. I receive scripts and I read scripts - and when I read a script that's good, I then get married to it and talk to my agent about what happens next.” HappensFilmNextTelevisionProjectsMarriedScriptsTheatreAgents Author:Dominic Monaghan
“There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and comedy. There's some great moments of levity in the script.” MomentsBeautifulFilmClassComedyTeacherFrontsDramaScriptsGreat MomentsLevityTourettes Author:James Wolk
“Right before I got 'Sons of Anarchy,' I actually quit acting for 18 months and didnt read a single script, and I wrote a film. I felt like I needed to do something that I had control over, as an artist, and also just do something where I felt like I had some control over my life, as just a human, out in the world.” WorldHumansFilmArtistFeltActingSonMonthsNeededScriptsQuittingAnarchy Author:Charlie Hunnam
“When you're playing a real person there's a balance between playing the person in the script and playing the person as he was in life. You have to be respectful and true to who that person was, but at the same time tell the story in the film.” PersonsRealStoriesFilmBalanceScriptsRespectfulReal PersonBe Respectful Author:David Tennant
“The script is a blueprint for the film - there are very few bad scripts that make good movies. If you really like the character and understand the utility it serves within the movie, that's a part of my process.” IfsCharacterFilmProcessScriptsUtilityGood MovieBlueprints Author:Topher Grace
“Id love to work in the States; Id love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.” WellsStatesPlayFilmScriptsBritishBritish Film Author:Laura Carmichael
“I dont think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones arent. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsEndsWould BeFilmTurnsActorsKnowingWonderfulParticularSkillsProjectsScriptsLuxuryTomsCruiseGreat Film Author:Jonny Lee Miller
“I would love to produce a film. I have written a script and am in the process of writing another, so maybe it will happen down the road. I would love to do a film in Africa.” WritingHappensFilmProcessWrittenProduceScriptsDown The Road Author:Judi Shekoni
“My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films. I had no idea about the whole process of filmmaking, about dialogue writing, scripts, screenplay etc. I had probably gone to two or three film shoots in my childhood.” WritingTwoIdeasWholeFilmYoungGirlThreeProcessUnderstandingWatchesGoneChildhoodScriptsDialogueNo IdeaEtcFilmmakingScreenplaysBollywoodWriting Scripts Author:Rani Mukerji
“I'm not fixed in any genre. I love all kinds of films. The essential thing is; you have to have good material. If you have the filmmaker, and the material, and the script is good, you can start from there.” IfsKindFilmMaterialsEssentialsScriptsAll KindsGenreFixedFilmmaker Author:Jason Statham