Screenwriting Quotes Quotes

“Screenwriting is like poker; in the end, you have to go all in.”
― Adrienne Posey

“There is magic in the old and magic in the new. The trick is to successfully combine the two.”
― Adrienne Posey

“Coffee and screenwriting go hand in hand.”
― Adrienne Posey

“I love screenwriting. It's simple and mathematical, yet it has the beauty of science and chemistry, the wonder of mystery, and the love of a wild heart.”
― Adrienne Posey

“Screenwriting is made of brevity.”
― Adrienne Posey

“Story determines structure; structure doesn't determine story.”
― Syd Field, Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005

“I'm searching for my unbridled optimism again. It appears to be lost under a pile of laundry.”
― Dawn Garcia

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Don Simpson was right about Robert Altman.
Screenwriter, Ring Lardner wrote M*A*S*H (1970) and director Altman praised his script in early interviews.
After the movie was a hit, Altman said that he had tossed out Lardner’s script and written it himself.
The movie’s producer, George Litto, said, “Bob was never one to acknowledge a writer’s contribution. The movie was ninety percent Ring Lardner’s script, but Bob started saying he improvised the movie. I said,* ‘Bob, Ring Lardner gave you the best opportunity you had in your whole life. Ring was blacklisted for years. What you’re doing is very unfair to him and you ought to stop it.’

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― Joe Eszterhas, The Devil's Guide to Hollywood: The Screenwriter as God!