High Noon (1952) was the most un-American thing I have ever seen in my whole life. The last thing in the picture is ol` Coop [Gary Cooper] putting the United States marshal`s badge under his foot and stepping on it. I`ll never regret having run [screenwri...
John Wayne
[on The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)]: The original script was ridiculous, with elephant charges and girls screaming round in the jungle. When David Lean arrived, with a new screenwriter, it became a very different thing. I saw Nicholson as an effectiv...
Alec Guinness
Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I`ve been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process.
Laura Hillenbrand
I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I`m having trouble. I`ve just sacked my second screenwriter.
Patricia Highsmith
He went to every fund-raising meeting vouching for a first-time feature director and first-time screenwriter. It was Phil who said, `I believe in them; you need to trust me.
Dan Futterman