I think the War on Terror has succeeded in creating more terror, more terrorists, a less safe America, and a less safe world. Stephen Gaghan americacreatesafe Change image and 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
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 can't separate the process of writing from the visual process. I'm speaking only for myself here, but I'm a highly visual writer. In my imagination, when I'm thinking of a scene, I think of every last detail of it: The space, the color palette, the blocking of the actors, the placement of the camera. Stephen Gaghan actorblockcamera 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