Wolfgang Petersen Quotes

The secret of making movies is having the strongest possible script.

I structure the scripts and work on them on films and work on scenes with writers and but I haven't written a script myself, I really respect what they do and I'm fortunate I get to work with people that I really enjoy working with and we all kind of spitball and work together on these things, but I haven't written a script yet.

At the end of the day you do have to write a short novel beforehand, called a script, before you can make a movie.

I'm a big believer that the script is your bible.

It's not about Hollywood, it's always about a good script for me.

The only thing that works is a good script!

You can't get a movie made without a script; it's the blueprint to your building.

A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know that you have a dramatic structure that's going to work thematically, and to know how one scene will got through another, and to get a sense of character.

A lot of times, the script is the thing they care about least.

Every time I get a script in my inbox, it's like a little Christmas present. It's so exciting to see what they've cooked up.

Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.

What has always been at the heart of film making was the value of a script. It was really the writer who could make or break a film. But as we all know, the writer has always been at the bottom of the creative heap.

The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down.

I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie.

'Hardware' came about because I had written quite a few scripts and hadn't had any luck getting them made.

I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking.

As an actor, I give 60 days to act in a film, but the writer takes nearly two to three years to create a story.

I am not interested in doing a film on the basis of a good story. I want a proper screenplay.

I'm especially keen to work with good scriptwriters on stories we have developed.

You just have to go with a good story and a script that you like and people that you like to work with.

I like movies. I've written screenplays as a sort of procrastination thing for me. Like I'll work for a couple months on this idea that's been kicking around and then like 30 pages in I'll just go try a novel because it's a lot easier. That's what I know. So why am I killing myself?

I want to do film and TV. I want to make good stories. I want to write; I want to be more involved.

The most important thing is the script.

It's very, very rare in this business [moviemaking] where a script lands on your lap ready to go.

It starts with the writer-it's a familiar dictum, but somehow it keeps getting forgotten along the way. No film-maker, irrespective of his electronic bag of tricks, can ever afford to forget his commitment to the written word.