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
It's always easiest for me as a writer if I know I have a great ending. It can make everything else work. If you don't have a good ending, it's the hardest things in the world to come up with one. I always loved the ending of 'The Kite Runner,' and the scenes that are most faithful to the book are the last few scenes. David Benioff bookeasyend 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
With screenplays, it's all about being as concise as possible. If you have a scene that's set in a bar, you just have to write, 'Interior: Bar.' David Benioff barconciseinterior Change image and share on social
If you're writing a screenplay for a feature, you don't have any involvement with the casting process, the editing process, the set design, the costume design, or any of that stuff. David Benioff castcostumedesign Change image and share on social
Despite his dodgy politics, Yeats remains an inspiration for his genius and the simple fact that the older he got, the better he wrote. David Benioff dodgyfactgenius Change image and share on social