Since I began making movies, I've always looked for screenwriters instead of going through the long and painful process of writing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.
I want a career writing these novels that I can be proud of. And then I want one as a screenwriter.
I eventually want to do writing on all the films, but not necessarily to be the writer. Writing is a painful, painful thing; it really is.
I started writing screenplays myself and eventually directing.
Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers.
Being a professional screenwriter is perhaps the hardest occupation. Because nothing is ever yours and, by the nature of the medium, you are never ultimately responsible for your work. It can be interesting - if you have another outlet.
Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.
I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned for movies and I have written a few of those screenplays.
I just really loved films and thought I should be writing screenplays.