Anthony Browne Quotes

I actually think storyboards are great. I don't draw well enough to do them myself. I've only used storyboards a couple of times. We used two storyboards in 'Margaret': one for the bus accident and for the opera sequence at the end.

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

I definitely storyboard, but I only start once I have cast and location. I like to find the world first.

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film.

Every Pixar film, when we start developing the story, it takes about four years to make one of our films.

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write all the dialog, and decide the mood, action, jokes, pacing, etc of every scene.

I don't do storyboarding, ever; I'm not interested in that.

I want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing.

I started out my career as a screenwriter and quickly discovered that adhering to a script isn't always the best way to make a film. You have to take into consideration the nuances of the characters and what the actors bring to their roles.

While shooting for 'Kodi' at Pollachi, I got this new idea for 'VIP 2'.

I finished 'Hell or High Water' and started writing 'Wind River' literally the next day.

Eventually, I would love to direct, but not anytime soon. I just love the storytelling aspect.

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

I watch 'Watchmen', and I wish I was in that writers room, so I could figure out what they're doing, story-breaking-wise. I've never seen a television show like that.

Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.

I enjoy the details. I enjoy coming up with ideas for improving the script, changing scenes and deciding what locations and wardrobe should be - the process of making a film.

When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out.

A novel is a big thing. It's difficult to hold the whole story in your mind, especially when you've finished a first draft and are still giddy from the flow of creative juices.

Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would go up to the story department and help develop sequences. Sometimes these were for scenes that I would animate later on.

In the case of 'Blood Stone,' the producers, EON, Michael Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, David Wilson and Gregg Wilson, had an idea for a story and had a lot of it done. And I came in, worked with them, fleshed it out.

I've been involved with some huge studio projects that have been bloody awesome. It all starts with a great script, doesn't it?

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.