Quotes by John Patrick Shanley

When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. That's what writing a screenplay is.
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When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. That's what writing a screenplay is.
Monogamy is like a 40-watt bulb. It works, but it's not enough.
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Monogamy is like a 40-watt bulb. It works, but it's not enough.
If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It's like trying to build a house without any bricks. You need the script. I could build the house, but I have to know how.
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If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It's like trying to build a house without any bricks. You need the script. I could build the house, but I have to know how.
Walk towards the good. Don’t be distracted by fear, by rage. Walk towards the good. In places, that path is wide. In places, perilous. Walk.
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Walk towards the good. Don’t be distracted by fear, by rage. Walk towards the good. In places, that path is wide. In places, perilous. Walk.
I’d like to thank everybody who ever punched or kissed me in my life and everybody who I ever punched or kissed.
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I’d like to thank everybody who ever punched or kissed me in my life and everybody who I ever punched or kissed.
If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they’re just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It’s like trying to build a house without any bricks. You need a great script.
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If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they’re just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It’s like trying to build a house without any bricks. You need a great script.
You have no right to act on your own! You have taken vows, obedience being one! You answer to us! You have no right to step outside the church!
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You have no right to act on your own! You have taken vows, obedience being one! You answer to us! You have no right to step outside the church!
Life happens when the tectonic power of your speechless soul breaks through the dead habits of the mind.
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Life happens when the tectonic power of your speechless soul breaks through the dead habits of the mind.
I think that certainty is a closed door, It’s the end of the conversation. Doubt is an open door.
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I think that certainty is a closed door, It’s the end of the conversation. Doubt is an open door.
When I write a screenplay – and I think this is true for a lot of people – you direct the movie. Thats what writing a screenplay is.
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When I write a screenplay – and I think this is true for a lot of people – you direct the movie. Thats what writing a screenplay is.
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