John Logan Any adaptation – and I’ve done three in my career. I did ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Hugo’ and ‘Coriolanus.’ It’s important to find what makes it a movie as opposed to just a film presentation of a stage play. – John Logan Adaptation Quotes Career Quotes Coriolanus Quotes Film Quotes Hugo Quotes Movie Quotes Opposed Quotes Play Quotes Presentation Quotes Stage Quotes Sweeney Quotes Todd Quotes Cinema is a visual language, and you’re always looking for visual metaphors for things. You know, if I was writing a play about Howard Hughes, I could have him give a monologue about how he’s terrified to touch a doorknob. But on screen, you know, working with Marty Scorsese in ‘The Aviator,’ that became the series of images that told a story. Coriolanus’ has been around for 400 years, and it’s going to be around for another 400 years, and nothing I can do is going to mess it up. So, going into it, I felt sort of very free to look at it as a filmmaker does.
Michael Robotham You’re not supposed to have a favourite book – it’s like children. – Michael Robotham
Jack Welch The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important – and then get out of their way while they do it. – Jack Welch
Iris Chang Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else. – Iris Chang
Matthew Walker Midnight is the time when we think, ‘Well, we should probably send our last email; let me just check Facebook one more time.’ – Matthew Walker
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