I like having my own story remain my story. David Benioff remainstory Change image and share on social
'Troy' is an adaptation of the Trojan War myth in its entirety, not 'The Iliad' alone. 'The Iliad' begins with the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon over the slave girl Briseis nine years into the war. The equivalent scene occurs halfway through my script. David Benioff achilleadaptationagamemnon share on social
It is actually a lot harder to sit down and write from A to Z. But for me at least, it's the only way I can do it, at this point, with any moderate success. David Benioff hardlotmoderate Change image and share on social
A certain luxury when you get to writing a novel is to have the space to have your characters just banter. David Benioff bantcharacterluxury Change image and share on social
I can't measure up to Homer. His composition has survived for nearly three millennia and remains the world's most beautiful and mournful depiction of war. But the story of the Trojan War does not belong to Homer. The characters he employs were legendary long before he was born. David Benioff bearbeautifulbelong share on social
Every adaptation requires that the screenwriter make difficult choices - and in particular, difficult cuts. David Benioff adaptationchoicecut Change image and share on social
With the movies, people are not going to wait around. The deadline is a deadline. In publishing it's more a polite suggestion. David Benioff deadlinemoviepeople Change image and share on social
If you bill something as a memoir, you're implying that everything in it is true. David Benioff billimplymemoir Change image and share on social
Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying. David Benioff dieherorealise Change image and share on social
I don't type my sentences on an arena's pitch, surrounded by thousands of cheering or booing fans - I don't feel pressure to please a crowd. David Benioff arenaboocheer Change image and share on social
