“I adore book-to-film adaptations when they're done well, and I'm more lenient than many readers when it comes to what counts as 'done well.' For me, the most important thing is that the film maintains the spirit of the original book.” WellsImportantBookDoneFilmSpiritReaderOriginalsImportant ThingsAdoreAdaptationLenientFilm Adaptations Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it's not all about characters, relationships and themes, it's also about place and the poetry of place. It's about the spirit of what you find, the accidents of what you stumble across.” WholeCharacterFilmSpiritAccidentsThemeLocation Author:Mike Leigh
“Whenever I work on a film, I have three rules. Only three and I tell them to every screenwriter. I say let's retain the spirit and the intent of the overall story. Let's make it the best film that we possibly can.” StoriesFilmSpiritThreeScreenwritersBest Film Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I understand the feelings of critics asked to come up with the ten best films of any year, who say, Ten? Ten's a lot! - and those more generous spirits whose thumbs grow as long as Pinocchio's nose from overrating a lot of pictures, because they want the medium to do well, and because they'd like to feel good about it.” WantFeelsYearsWellsLongFeelingsFilmSpiritGrowsTenHollywoodCriticsCome UpFeel GoodMediumsNosesGenerousThumbsBest FilmGenerous Spirit Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“I watch a lot of different films. A lot of different performances and I find a lot of little things from the films or things that actors do or people in real life who have behaviors or idiosyncrasies that I like or find interesting and I try to remember that. And then I'll do a prayer. I'll do a prayer to ask the character or the spirit of the character to come and visit me. And let's work together.” PeopleTryingLittlesDifferentRealCharacterTogetherRememberFilmSpiritActorsAsksPrayerInterestingWatchesBehaviorPerformancesReal LifeWorking TogetherLittle ThingsIdiosyncrasies Author:Wesley Snipes