Scripts Quotes
Quotes on screenwriting and film scripts.
These quotes come from writers and directors reflecting honestly on scripts, including the ones that never quite worked. See related Story quotes.
For all the hundreds of scripts that are out there, there's not that many that are amazing.
As a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers.
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Dhanam' is one of the interesting scripts that I came across. It centers around me.
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Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What do these quotes say about the quality of scripts?
They're candid - one writer admits some scripts they wrote weren't good, while another notes only a small fraction of scripts out there are truly amazing.
Do the quotes distinguish scripts from finished movies?
Yes, one quote argues movies are films and theatre-adjacent works, not simply the scripts they start from.
What role does a director play toward scripts?
One quote describes a director's job as protecting scripts, actors, cameramen, and designers.
Are these quotes from famous screenwriters?
They come from people in the film industry discussing scripts generally, without naming specific attributed authors in the samples shown.
