Screenwriters Quotes

If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

When I was a screenwriter, I was doing it for mercenary reasons.

You are the executive director and screenwriter of your life.

Too few journalists become screenwriters. I say to all the would-be screenwriters: Become journalists. And I’ll say to working journalists: Do not stay journalists. Become screenwriters.

Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy. Worse, actually, at least the eunuch is allowed to watch.

My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.

I think part of being a good screenwriter is being as concise as possible.

I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter.

I have a lot of screenwriter friends and many of them have had an experience where they aren't even welcome on set during production.