“It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can "take over" as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times.” WellsIdeasCharacterStoriesHappensOriginalsSophisticatedOriginal Ideas Author:Margaret Mahy
“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
“I've always been noted for being original and doing different thing. So for me to hop on the train that's going on would be - shoot, if I wanted to hop on the train, I might as well have hopped on gangsta rap back when it was popular and tried to do that.” IfsWellsDifferentMightWould BeWantedOriginalsTrainRapHopsDifferent ThingsBack WhenGangstaBeing OriginalGangsta Rap Author:Will Ferrell
“Learn the duty as well as taste the pleasure of original work.” WellsPleasureDutyTasteOriginals Book:Studies in Physiology and Medicine Source: Studies in Physiology and Medicine
“The print on canvas is the closest to the original work. I personally sign them as well.” WellsOriginalsPrintClosestCanvas Author:Dwayne Hickman
“Part of the fun of the movie is understanding exactly why we called it Prometheus. And also, it sounds really pretentious, like Inception, so we were just like, "Yeah, that makes the movie sound really smart!" It's so much better then my original title, Explosion. Well, there might be an explosion in the movie.” WellsMightFunUnderstandingSoundSmartOriginalsYeahTitlesExplosionsPretentiousReally SmartInceptionPrometheus Author:Damon Lindelof
“You will have written exceptionally well if, by skilful arrangement of your words, you have made an ordinary one seem original.” IfsWellsMadeSeemsWrittenOrdinaryOriginalsArrangements Author:Horace
“Copying is an art in itself, demanding the greatest technical ability, especially in watercolour. However well done, the copy invariably lacks that nascent, ineffable, but definite quality, provided by the furious enthusiasm with which an original is created, an essential spontaneity that defies reproduction.” WellsArtDoneAbilityQualityEssentialsOriginalsEnthusiasmCopiesDefiniteSpontaneityFuriousReproductionWell DoneCopyingIneffable Author:Walter J. Phillips
“Find comfort in the knowledge that no imitator ever comes off as well as the original.” WellsComfortOriginalsImitationImitator Author:Ann Landers