Top Screenwriter Quotes
I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter.
Patricia Highsmith
When I was really young I didn't know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories.
John Sayles
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
But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright.
Beth Henley
What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.
Robbie Coltrane
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All Screenwriter Quotes
I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter.
Patricia Highsmith 
58% of people like this quote
When I was really young I didn't know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories.
John Sayles
55% of people like this quote
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
53% of people like this quote
But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright.
Beth Henley
52% of people like this quote
What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.
Robbie Coltrane
51% of people like this quote
Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I've been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process.
Laura Hillenbrand
51% of people like this quote
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words.
Steven Bochco
51% of people like this quote
Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
William Goldman
46% of people like this quote