"The writers are the most important element in the film-making process.  
And we must do everything in our power to prevent them from finding out."
Irving Thalberg


"When the first draft is written, the movie has been directed once."
Billy Wilder

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"The director is there to bring what was written to life."
Stephen Frears

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"They don't want to make the movies you write; 
they ​want you to write the movies THEY want to make."
Christopher McQuarrie