'The 25th Hour' came out of the decision - a really very conscious decision - that I needed a story set within a compressed time frame because that would help focus the story. David Benioff 25thcompressconscious 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
And I didn't grow up wanting to be a director. I grew up wanting to be a writer, so for me, that was always the goal - to be a novelist, not a screenwriter. And I think, again, if I didn't have the novels, maybe I'd be much more frustrated by not having directed yet. David Benioff directdirectorfrustrate share on social
Movies that are subtitled don't usually do as well in American theatres. David Benioff americanmoviesubtitle Change image and share on social
I think, in a weird way, the reason I was drawn to screenwriting and the reason I really love doing it is because I love writing dialogue. David Benioff dialoguedrawlove Change image and share on social
Sometimes I get jealous when I'm reading a great book by a younger writer. But 'White Tiger' is so good, I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga. David Benioff adigaaravindbook Change image and share on social
'Game Of Thrones' was too big a canvas for a movie, but 'Dirty White Boys' is like a great old Western: there's so much compression, and it's so pressurized, it demands to be told in one sitting. David Benioff bigboycanvas Change image and share on social
I was a huge fantasy geek growing up. I was the dungeon master in my D&D game. David Benioff dungeonfantasygame Change image and share on social
But in a 24-hour day, the 25th hour is also the impossible hour, an hour that doesn't exist, that can only be created by the imagination. David Benioff 25thcreateday Change image and share on social
