David Benioff Quotes

I haven't really tried to write a movie. It's tough to get into that mode.

I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas.

A script is like a theory of a movie.

Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen.

Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple story that's well made.

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

Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.

Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

Screenwriting is about condensing.

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

Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.

I'm teaching myself how to screenplay write.

Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going.

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character.

I love writing shorter fiction.

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

Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story.

Every drama requires a cast. The cast may be so huge, as in Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina,' that the author or editor provides a list of characters to keep them straight. Or it may be an intimate cast of two.

I write both fiction and nonfiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later.

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.