'Pride and Prejudice' - perhaps more than any other Jane Austen book - is engrained in our literary consciousness. Seth Grahame-Smith austenbookconsciousness Change image and share on social
I wrote one terrible manuscript after another for a decade and I guess they gradually got a little less terrible. But there were many, many unpublished short stories, abandoned screenplays and novels... a Library of Congress worth of awful literature. Seth Grahame-Smith abandonawfulcongress share on social
If you're Stephen King and you have a massive body of huge-selling well-respected work, you can pivot and do whatever you want. I don't have that body of work, I don't have that audience that's comfortable with me enough yet to follow my bliss with me. Seth Grahame-Smith audienceblissbody share on social
If a movie has more characters than an audience can keep track of, the audience will get confused and lose interest in the story. Seth Grahame-Smith audiencecharacterconfuse Change image and share on social
I like my zombies slow and I like my zombies stupid. Seth Grahame-Smith slowstupidzombie Change image and share on social
I want to be judged harshly because that forces me to really sit down and focus. Seth Grahame-Smith focusforceharshly Change image and share on social
I think zombies have always been an easy metaphor for hard times. Because they're this big, faceless, brainless group of evil things that will work tirelessly to destroy you and think of nothing else. Seth Grahame-Smith bigbrainlessdestroy Change image and share on social
Some novels present a story form many points of view. Most movies tell only one person's side of the story. Sometime it's easy to use the strongest point of view, or find the character with the most dramatic experience. It depends on which themes the scriptwriter wants to explore. Seth Grahame-Smith characterdependdramatic share on social
If a novelist has created vivid characters, interesting relationships, settings the reader can easily imagine, and intriguing stories, a screenwriter has loads to work with. The challenge comes with deciding what to cut and what to keep. Seth Grahame-Smith challengecharactercreate share on social
What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things. Seth Grahame-Smith bookgoodmake Change image and share on social