The novel ceases to be looked at as a novel. Such is the overwhelming power of motion pictures. Gore Vidal pointed out that the movies are the only thing anybody's really interested in. The association with movies and movie money can, and certainly did in my case, occlude a novel as a novel.
William MonahanThe old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It's a literary form, if you can wake up to it.
William MonahanI hate doing anything in offices. I either want to be out in the world or in my own environment - and it should be your own environment that you work in.
William MonahanYou know a shooter when you see it. At least the creative people do. If a picture isn't obvious in the first draft you're kind of screwed.
William Monahan