Brian Greene Quotes

But the longer I'm in the business, you see a lot of times these screenplays have been rewritten 5 times and you're not really offending an author.

I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives this speech. Ultimately, I was fired. When the script was done, they hired another writer and that script was forgotten.

When I was in New York, a lot of my friends were studying filmmaking and would bring their scripts to me, as I was a good script doctor. I would read their scripts and make corrections to them for $20 per script and was fascinated by films.

I was hired to do this one great script called 'Cap'n Ricky' and that project is up in the air at the moment.

When I finally finished writing 'Sisters,' I started getting hired for lots of rewrites.

The Indian film industry does not believe in investing financial resources in scripts.

I have been writing since 11th grade, and have a few features that have almost gotten off the ground. I really want one of my features to come to life.

I started out working as a script editor and storyliner.

I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.

You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen.

My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world. I always had a mind for characters and dialogue, and my head was filled with that stuff, so it seemed like a good place to start.

I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things.

It is important to be financially savvy when you turn producer. As a director, you just need to have a good script in hand.

I'm a reader. I found out that, whether you're a studio head or a director, you must read your own material. You can't rely on readers.

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.

You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.

It's really interesting with scripts, because you never really know. It's paper and it could be great or awful. Even scripts that are good could end up not working.

There's one great script that hit my desk that I didn't change at all, and that was True Romance.

I read a lot of script. In my opinion, most of them aren't good or aren't about people.

I've written pilots. I wrote a movie.

I take time to write my script, if I have more scripts, I will make more movies.

If my film fails, I never think it was because the script was weak.

I just want to work on good scripts.

Writing a script is hard, I've discovered.

I have always wanted to be more interested in scripts.