Books And Movies Quotes

You can't fool me. There ain't no Sanity Claus! — George S. Kaufman

I just wanted to live in books and in movies. — Janet Fitch

I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies. — Bret Easton Ellis

In books and movies, the stories always end when the two people finally have their romantic kiss. The happily-ever-after part is just assumed — Gayle Forman

I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to. — William Landay

I grew up with a very romantic, idealized vision of New York, probably because of all the books I read and the movies I watched. — Adrian Tomine

The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, Oh, the book is better. — Paulo Coelho

I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned for movies and I have written a few of those screenplays. — Alice Hoffman

Language is what books do very well and movement is what movies does very well. — Chuck Palahniuk

Books and movies inspire me, but I do my best to keep my stories as original as possible. — Nicholas Sparks

Books and movies, they are not mere entertainment. They sustain me and help me cope with my real life. — Arlaina Tibensky

Liberty is too precious to be buried in books. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say, 'I'm free'. — Sidney Buchman

People come from all over the world to see this little place they've seen in movies and read about in history books: Soho. — Marc Almond

The most books and movies that are handed to teenagers are filled with stereotypes. — Nat Wolff

Books and movies are never finished, only surrendered. — Chuck Hogan

This was something that happened in bad horror movies, and books written by people from Maine. — Chris Philbrook

Bite off more than you can chew, then keep chewing. — Joe De Sena

The good thing of TV movies/books... TV series... audiobooks is that you can choose the genre and you have plenty of choice. — Deyth Banger

Not everyone can experience what other people can... That's why movies come out... films and books... and short stories and novels... — Deyth Banger

Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, etc. From movies and books you love. From research. — Holly Black

Revenge is a dish that is best served cold. — Pierre Choderlos De Laclos

When someone asks if you're a god, you say YES! — Ernie Hudson

The feeling of death is not as peaceful as they make it sound in movies and books. It was frightening and empty ... I never want to feel it again. — Shannon A. Thompson

I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood. — Maggie Stiefvater

I didn't read comic books; that's not something that was really available to me as a child. We watched more cartoons and movies. — Candice Patton

I cry in movies a lot, and over books. — Hayley Mills

Disney produces fabulous movies around certain characters, and then they commercialize that engagement through toys, books, cruises. — Nick Woodman

I'd actually read the 'Twilight' books and seen the movies, and I was a fan. — Judi Shekoni

At the Foxhole Court "family" was a fantasy invented to make books and Hollywood movies more interesting. — Nora Sakavic

Sometimes music, movies and books are the only things that let us feel like someone else feels like we do. — Marilyn Manson

I love depressing movies and depressing books. — Amy Sedaris

I'm obsessed with zombies. I like watching zombie movies and I read zombie books. — Kevin Bacon

We go for books and movies to escape the sad reality. — Jhing Bautista

There's something so satisfying about road trip movies - and books! — Kristan Higgins

Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books. — Douglas Lain

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream. — Elvis Presley

I think a lot of people have an idea of virtual reality from science fiction, books and movies that have been out over the last couple of decades. — Brendan Iribe

If every book was judged by its cover, very few would be read; education would be limited, and fewer movies would be made. — Ellen J. Barrier

But age is a state of mind that runs the gamut from fashion to catchphrases to books and music and movies. — Suzanne Munshower

There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones. — Hideo Kojima

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly. — Tom Clancy

I do like to work. I have my kids' books that I do, I have movies that I do, and I model. — Julianne Moore

Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different. — Stephen King

I grew up not reading fiction; I watched movies and read comic books, and one of the ways I taught myself to think about narrative was through film. — Kevin Wilson

I get ideas from everywhere: movies, books, movies, nature - it comes into my brain, it sits there for a while, and it starts coming back out. — Tony DiTerlizzi

Because they are inherently social, people find value in reading the same books and watching the same movies that others do. — Anita Elberse

We told each other what movies we were currently watching and what books we were reading. — Ernest Cline

When books and plays are made into movies, they frequently want to cut out the valleys and just show the peaks. — Tracy Letts

The women in my family were hardworking matriarchs. But the stories I saw on TV and movies and even in many books said they were anomalies — Kameron Hurley

Love is beautiful even if they are in movies and books. — M.F. Moonzajer

I love watching the Bond movies obviously and I grew up reading the books as a kid. I've always loved them because of that. — Danny Boyle

A lot of people who saw 'The Avengers' didn't read comic books, don't like comic book movies, and enjoyed it. That was huge for me. — Joss Whedon

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. — Emily Giffin

I think books and movies are going to go a long way together in the future. I think we writers are very important material for directors. — Tatiana De Rosnay

Robert Pattinson loves to read and watch old movies and he's very smart. — Reese Witherspoon

That's what I do. Watch movies and read. Sometimes I even pretend to write, but I'm not fooling anyone. Oh, and I go to the mailbox. — Nicole Krauss

She stretched beneath him, bare and aching, held captive by an entirely new form of magic, one she'd thought existed only in books and movies. — Christine Warren

Sometimes you just can't get rid of a bomb! — Adam West

Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is. — Sue Grafton