"I writer fuck, I don't star fuck. I've always believed in going after writers”
ROBERT EVANS (Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown)

“My grandmother has ideas but she can’t write her way out of a paper bag. Probably even our dogs have ideas. It’s how you execute the idea that separates the professionals from the amateurs, the grandmothers and the dogs “
STANLEY ROBERTSON (NBC Vice President)

“In the dizzying world of moviemaking, we must not be distracted from one fundamental concept: the idea is king. If a movie begins with a great, original idea, chances are good it will be successful, even if it is executed only marginally well. However, if a film begins with a flawed idea, it will almost certainly fail, even if it is made with A talent and marketed to the hilt “
JEFFREY KATZENBERG (Dreamworks President)

“If someone sends us a script it’s just a prototype for us to develop into a script”
NIK POWEL (The Crying Game)

“If it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the stage
SHIRLEY BOOTH (Oscar Winner)