72 Quotes by Jane Goldman

If you're writing a novel, you can afford to see where the spirit takes you, but in terms of structure and engineering with a screenplay, you have to be quite pragmatic; otherwise, it will run away from you.

I love Vivienne Westwood - she designs for womanly shapes.

The things you encounter in your formative years always stay with you.

Always build. If you start at fever pitch, there's nowhere to go.

You can tell a lot in shorthand.

I don't think anyone has ever been corrupted by a T-shirt.

There's video footage of my 10th birthday where I'm wearing, like, a little pink T-shirt. Then my dad comes in brandishing a copy of 'Eraserhead,' going, 'Look what we've got for tonight!'

I loved ghost stories. I love horror stories. I love all of that stuff, but I really yearn for something to actually frighten me. It's more of a yearning for that than something that has to necessarily be cerebral or sophisticated. Good storytelling and something that actually frightens you.

Establish character - otherwise, it is difficult to connect with what is frightening.