I don't write [screenplay character] biographies beforehand. I usually go in knowing some sequences: this is where I want to start, this is where I want to end.
I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it's true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish… - John Sayles
I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it's true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish…
- John Sayles
To this day, I get rewrite offers where they say: 'We feel this script needs work with character, dialogue, plot and tone,' and when you ask what's l… - John Sayles
To this day, I get rewrite offers where they say: 'We feel this script needs work with character, dialogue, plot and tone,' and when you ask what's l…
The less money and time you have, the more you haveto plan ahead and be careful about your coverage. It's like a gas:it expands or contracts dependin… - John Sayles
The less money and time you have, the more you haveto plan ahead and be careful about your coverage. It's like a gas:it expands or contracts dependin…
I like to act. I work for scale. I don't have an acting agent. I'm in the book. - John Sayles
I like to act. I work for scale. I don't have an acting agent. I'm in the book.
The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you're playing a character who changes within the movie, you've got to do that, but you've got to do … - John Sayles
The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you're playing a character who changes within the movie, you've got to do that, but you've got to do …
I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know a… - John Sayles
I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know a…
As a screenwriter I'm often writing in genres where there have been thousands of movies; whereas when I direct movies they tend to be in between genr… - John Sayles
As a screenwriter I'm often writing in genres where there have been thousands of movies; whereas when I direct movies they tend to be in between genr…
We just said, 'Okay, you're in the movie. Bring what you would bring for a three-day weekend and I hope you like the way you look in it because once … - John Sayles
We just said, 'Okay, you're in the movie. Bring what you would bring for a three-day weekend and I hope you like the way you look in it because once …
Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by. - John Sayles
Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by.
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