There's a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes fiction satisfaction screenwrit
'Banshee' was kind of a lark. I was getting paid pretty well to write movies no one was making - and so I decided to try my hand at TV and get paid much less to actually get something produced. Jonathan Tropper bansheedecidehand Change image and share on social
I wrote the screenplay for 'This Is Where I Leave You' - all 40 drafts of it. Jonathan Tropper draftleavescreenplay Change image and share on social
Screenwriting and the movie stuff could all disappear tomorrow, but to sit down with my laptop and still tell stories is my day job. I didn't believe I'd actually get to do it for a living. Jonathan Tropper daydisappearjob Change image and share on social
I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia. Garth Nix australiabooksellereditorial share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test. Ashton Eaton backdefeatsatisfaction Change image and share on social