Wesley Morris Quotes

In 'Dear Father,' you will see some remarkable work in terms of the screenplay.

A great screenplay makes everybody step up to the bar and deliver.

A script is like a theory of a movie.

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.

If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it's generally a bad film.

'Lincoln' was OK; I thought it was a rock-solid eight out of 10, but it shouldn't win all the awards.

Directing is not on my agenda, but writing is. I want to write everything from action, superhero films to quiet dramas, smaller films.

Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work.

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

If it's an excellent script, I enjoy it tremendously, the acting part of it.

The hardest thing about writing a script is you finish it, but it doesn't mean anything. It's not like a novel or short story - a script is meant to be made into a movie.

There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

There are three things that are important for a film. Number one is story, number two is story, number three is story. Good actors can save a bad script and make it bearable, but good actors can't make a bad script good - they can just make it bearable.

I guess the first screenplay of mine that was done was 'Falling in Love' with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself.

I've made a couple of films that were a little too wide and non-specific - like 'The Doctor.'

If the script is not good, the film will not work.

Films need a good direction, strong scripts, and hardworking actors. 'Wazir' has all of these.

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

The movies are all about visual, and television is all about character and dialogue.

For me, storytelling is the most interesting part of movie making.

For me, the script is important. If it excites me, I'll do the film.