“Most heads of studio stop reading scripts when they get their jobs and become hostage to the reports of low-paid readers, who are usually young, frustrated filmmakers.”
John Boorman

“In terms of the films I make, I'm just more excited about it if I've written it. It's like living in a house that you've built rather than a rental.”
Frank Whaley

“You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone.”
Anthony Minghella

“Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle.”
Grant Heslov

“Actors can be good, say all these beautiful, wonderful things - but where does it come from? It comes from the writers, and people kind of forget that sometimes.”
Eva Marie Saint