Lenny Abrahamson Quotes

I'm interested in adapting books and all sorts of things.

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was.

Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.

But mostly, I wrote songs and Viv wrote songs.

After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector.

The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.

The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow.

Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.

I'm always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.

I don't think I'm the right man to adapt a book.

The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.

There is a sort of theory that you should adapt bad books because they always make more successful films.

The issue of doing an adaptation of a book is the theater of the mind, and so you always face that.

I'm always interested to see what films are made of books. I kind of don't participate as a filmgoer in any kind of debate about what's better, the book or the movie. So I think it's interesting when people want to do it.

I think 'Game of Thrones' was extraordinary. I want to do some period pieces. It would be lovely to tell great stories, that is my main ambition. And to be working with amazing creators.

In general, my own experience of writing an adaptation of 'Evening' gave me a chance to get into different parts of the book.

Some writers get snooty about what happens when their books are adapted to film, but I don't feel that way.

Part of what I love about producing is to get to work with writers.

I really just want to work with good directors and learn as much as I possibly can.

Working with artistic people is very special, especially when they are so professional.

When I work with Future, it's almost like a work of art.

My favorite thing as a performing artist is to get a pile of raw material from a writer who says, 'Will you help me make this real?' There's nothing like starting from scratch.

I think it is always a long shot getting a book made into a film. Making that book into a film is going to be quite a challenge.

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

I really enjoy working on adaptations.