Ken Howard Quotes

We all have great faith in the writing team that puts together 'Heroes.'

TV is where a writer can write his novel.

I always write the script by myself.

There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many great scripts.

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

High-concept one-liners were huge when I got my start in the film industry.

I went to journalism school, so sometimes writing the script of 'Being Mary Jane' is me putting my journalism hat on.

'Just' writing is every bit as important as any other creative part of a film.

As a director, you want to work with great writers.

A sad truth I learned as a DP starting out was that it doesn't matter how beautiful I make it if the story and performance are not there. That should be number one.

I just read the script; everything else just follows. Content is the most important thing for me.

For screenwriting, when you're writing, you're talking to hundreds - hundreds of people who might be interpreting what you're saying. When you're writing a comic book, you're really only talking to the artist.

I usually just do, like, studio jobs, re-writes and stuff.

I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.

Because I was a television writer for many years, I write very conversationally. I put things straight, and with a lot of humor.

I'm very involved in the writing on every level.

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.

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.

You can be far more challenging, articulate and intelligent writing for television than you can writing for the cinema.

Since I was a child, I've liked telling stories. Maybe because my father's a director, I grew up loving stories. I'm not good at spinning them at a dinner table because I do go on a bit, but I love writing them, and directing is just a way of editing the story.

We don't feel pressure of, 'Let's make this really raunchy.' It's more about making a good story, which is 10 times harder. The raunchy stuff's really easy for us.

The written word is the basic of everything. Most important, the idea, and after that, the dialogue. You can rehash the dialogue as you go along, it 's disgraceful to have to do this, but now and again you have no choice.

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.

Good scripts are hard to find.

Writing film scripts is the hardest thing in the world. A script has to go to five or six drafts, and you need the feedback of other people and to keep coming back with a fresh eye, honing it down.