- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Book Quotes
Why books work the way they do.
This page highlights what books can do that film can't, including slower pacing and quiet stretches, alongside a reminder that some things simply translate poorly to screen. For a companion collection, see Books.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I read that book, 'Lonesome Dove,' and I told my agent that they were gonna make a miniseries out of it and I wanted to be in it. I didn't care what part.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can understand the allure of a venerable Big Six imprint, of a shot at the New York Times list, of a publisher-sponsored book tour, of seeing your hardbacks in bookstores and your paperbacks in supermarkets.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.
- Unpredictable
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're working on a TV show, your schedule can be very unpredictable, which means it's harder to book shows.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books in it.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been recording audiobooks for more than 30 years. I've recorded over 500 titles on all sort of things. I'm a sort of genre-free recording artist - classics and romances, I just finished a sci-fi book, self help... just all kinds of things.
- Nov 07, 2020
To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort!
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020