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
I don't like extremely long movies. I tend to get a bit impatient. There are definitely exceptions, like 'Lawrence of Arabia,' but for the most part, I feel that movies should usually be shorter and not longer. David Benioff arabiabiteexception 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
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
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
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
'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
'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
