"The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer figure out a way to do it."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Steven Zaillian

#Done Quotes #Want Quotes #Way Quotes

“Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions.”
“There are so many good roles for women out there, I don't understand it when people say the role choices are fewer as you get older. I find the opposite to be true - there are less good roles out there for the hot 20-year-olds because the normal girl parts just aren't interesting.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“My grandfather started his autobiography before he died; he never finished it. I would like to finish his autobiography because I finished mine.”
“The tragedy of our time is that we've got it backwards, we've learned to love techniques and use people.”
“It's good for America when the rest of the world grows, because you can sell more to the rest of the world.”
“Britain is producing some of the worst films in the world. Our film industry is desperate to be part of America, and we just churn out flaccid imitations of bad films over there.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.”
“The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.”

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