Hollywood Screenwriters Tend To Have The Longevity

That's Our Plan? We're Going To Walk Fifty Kilometers, Right Past The Germans, To A Poultry Collective That Maybe Didn't Get Burned Down, Grab A Dozen Eggs, And Come Home?" "well, Anything Would Sound Ridiculous If Said It In That Tone Of Voice." "tone Of....i'm Asking You A Question!

The Eternal Challenge For Screenwriter Adapters Is Figuring Out How To Make Something Work On Screen, When So Much Of What Made It Work In The Book Were The Thoughts Of The Character, And Obviously Wanting To Avoid Voiceover.

That Is The Way We Decided To Talk, Free And Easy, Two Young Men Discussing A Boxing Match. That Was The Only Way To Talk. You Couldn't Let Too Much Truth Seep Into Your Conversation, You Couldn't Admit With Your Mouth What Your Eyes Had Seen. If You Opened The Door Even A Centimeter, You Would Smell The Rot Outside And Hear The Screams. You Did Not Open The Door. You Kept Your Mind On The Tasks Of The Day, The Hunt For Food And Water And Something To Burn, And You Saved The Rest For The End Of The War.

Every Adaptation Requires That The Screenwriter Make Difficult Choices - And In Particular, Difficult Cuts.

You Don't Like The Girl. You Don't Know What Color Eyes She Has, You Don't Like Her.