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I'm currently writing a screenplay that I haven't started yet. — Serena Williams

He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden dialogue. — George Lucas

God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast? — Walter Kirn

My God, there are so many mediocre screenplays out there. — Michael Arndt

With screenplays, it's all about being as concise as possible. If you have a scene that's set in a bar, you just have to write, 'Interior: Bar.' — David Benioff

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

I've been writing screenplays for a long time, and a lot of it came out of the journalism I was doing. — Peter Landesman

I think the reason I wrote screenplays for nearly a decade was because it was my territory. I could stake that out. — Nick Harkaway

The idea of directing was something that I always had in the back of my mind, and writing as well. I began to write screenplays when I was in my 20's. — Charles Martin Smith

Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director. — Tom Skerritt

I write mostly as a director. That's why my screenplays are very detailed. So I get into the images I see. I like that. — Deepa Mehta

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels. — Quentin Tarantino

I write a number of screenplays, and I've never really come up with a part for a movie star. — Andrew Dominik

Movies are not the book. Movies are not even the screenplay. They are the movie. — Bruce Joel Rubin

In the past, I'll admit, I've enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays. — Diablo Cody

Every writer dreams about the day they can step into their fiction and wander its hallways. — Shannon L. Alder

I began writing fictional stories and little screenplays when I was in fifth grade. — Cary Fukunaga

If you have a good script, that's what gets you involved. It's harder to write a good screenplay than to find something. — Bill Murray

I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays. — Charlie Kaufman

The first thing to look out for after your first big success are drugs and screenplays. — Richard Price

I do have some theatrical background. I've written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing I don't read is screenplays. — Charlie Kaufman

In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them. — Albert Brooks

Makebelieve is a writer's best friend. — Solange Nicole

In Hollywood, no one knows anything. — William Goldman

I never could have written the screenplay because I would have been forced to learn new software and I can't learn one more thing. — Augusten Burroughs

I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described. — John Irving

Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. — George Lucas

Screenplays aren't written to be read, they're written to be made into movies. — Edward Norton

I'm attracted to short screenplays. Nobody really wants a film to be over two hours, or at least I don't. — Alexander Payne

With the right tools, you can write anything ... — Jeff Lyons

I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It's all bullshit. — John Milius

When writing screenplays, it's a matter of remembering to leave off the page anything and everything that doesn't appear on the screen. — Taiye Selasi

I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays. — Christopher Meloni

I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays. — Gia Coppola

I write screenplays in the middle of the night. — Ray Bradbury

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays. — Beth Henley

I started writing screenplays myself and eventually directing. — Peter Landesman

Try everything; listen to everyone. Follow no one. You are your own story guru! — Jeff Lyons

Screenplays are not works of art. They are invitations to others to collaborate on a work of art. — Paul Schrader

I find reading screenplays difficult, as they're only a roadmap for what a movie might end up being. — Daniel Handler

I don't object to the proliferation of the 'f-bomb' in screenplays because the adjective is vulgar but because it is unimaginative. — Ron Brackin

I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit. — Nia Vardalos

For me, if Shakespeare was around today, he'd be writing screenplays - a big Hollywood movie. — Douglas Booth

I've written about 15 screenplays and they all sold - they were all sold on pitches. — Bruce Vilanch

Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad. — Max Von Sydow

When I met Judd Apatow, he told me I should start writing screenplays. They'd be really bad at first, but the more I did it, the better I'd get. — Bill Hader

I wrote several screenplays over the years to really polish my craft and learn from my mistakes. — Gabriel Campisi

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive. — Ridley Scott

Novelist by day; screenwriter by night. — A.D. Posey

But the longer I'm in the business, you see a lot of times these screenplays have been rewritten 5 times and you're not really offending an author. — Edward Burns

Of all the most devastating sounds in the universe, silence is the most powerful. — Gerard De Marigny

And I've got some screenplays and plays ready to dip into when I need to. — Neil LaBute

The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor. — Robert Schwentke

I think I would like to write screenplays, books, really anything. — Kara Hayward

I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer. — Rachel Griffiths

Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because it clears my head. After writing a movie, I go running back to music as fast as I can. — Nick Cave

I just really loved films and thought I should be writing screenplays. — Leonard Mlodinow

There is magic in the old and magic in the new; the trick is to successfully combine the two. — A.D. Posey

There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it. — Quentin Tarantino

All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide. — Brian Koppelman

I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it. — Charlie Kaufman

I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now. — Diablo Cody

I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up. — Shane Carruth

The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards. — Douglas Wood