Nunnally Johnson famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way.
I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because peoples lives dont have a dramatic shape that can be satisfying.
Nothing is more dramatic than a well-placed pause.
Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.
This is what the Sabbath should feel like. A pause. Not just a minor pause, but a major pause. Not just lowering the volume, but a muting. As the famous rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel put it, the Sabbath is a sanctuary in time.
Death should take more care with his paperwork.
Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.
I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.
A dramatic writer should never tell anything he can show.

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