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
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
I love reading novels, and I love going to movies, but I kind of hate going to an adaptation of a novel, and it starts off with a voiceover. David Benioff adaptationhatekind Change image and share on social