Screenwriting Quotes

“What makes a movie work is a good story. Without a good story, you have nothing.”

“The best thing you can do is to have a good script and a good story, because if you don't have that, you don't have anything.”

“A good script is a good script, it doesn't matter where it comes from.”

“The most important thing in a movie is the story. Without a good story, you have nothing.”

“Writing a good movie is not as easy as it looks. It's a hell of a lot harder.”

“I like spare, clean dialogue.”

“The script is the blueprint for the film.”

“The first 15 pages are the most important part of the script.”

“You cannot make a good movie out of a bad script.”

“The first thing I look for in a script is a good story. The second is a good character. The third is a good part for me.”

“Prévert was more than a screenwriter; he was the soul of my films.”

“I've always been a writer as much as an actor.”

“No one can write a good script alone.”

“A screenplay is a blueprint for a film, but it's not the film itself.”

“I don't think you can be a good director without a good script.”

“There's nothing wrong with the movies that a good script can't cure.”

“We don't write for actors. We write for characters.”

“You're trying to find a language, a visual language, that's commensurate with the emotional and psychological state of the characters.”

“The script is the bible. If it's not on the page, it's not on the stage.”

“The only way to make a picture is to have a good script.”