I remember, when I was writing 'Traffic,' talking to top federal drug-enforcement officials and having them say they read it and found it very good and believable, except the scene where the girl describes her resume. Stephen Gaghan believabledescribedrug share on social
Life serves up satire. Unfortunately. Or fortunately. I don't know. You have to reel it in to drama. Stephen Gaghan dramafortunatelylife Change image and share on social
It's rare in Hollywood to get the chance to work on something that you actually care about. The tragedy of the place is all these talented people trying to get excited about stuff they themselves would only view at gunpoint. Stephen Gaghan carechanceexcite share on social
I know Charlie Kaufman really well, for instance. Charlie Kaufman starts a story, and he has no freaking idea where he's going. None. Zero. And he doesn't want to know, because there's a little bit of death in that. Stephen Gaghan bitecharliedeath share on social
The movie business has been in enormous flux. It's always changing, and you've got to scramble. The Internet came along and devoured the DVD backend of the movie business. Suddenly you're watching dollars turn into nickels, and that's interesting to me. Stephen Gaghan backendbusinesschange share on social
At the beginning, everything's possible and everybody gets equal time, all the characters, all the ideas. You don't know who's going to be the main characters; they're all fighting it out. It's like kind of the best time in a way. Stephen Gaghan begincharacterequal share on social
I came to Hollywood originally writing comedy and writing satire. Stephen Gaghan comedyhollywoodoriginally Change image and share on social
When I was seven and told my mom, 'I'm gonna be a writer,' she said, 'Oh, that's a terrible idea. You'll live in misery and die teaching other people's children badly.' My parents wanted the safer path for me, and I think they failed miserably achieving that. Stephen Gaghan achievebadlychild share on social
