American - Author | March 7, 1964 -
Unless you're the director on the movie, or putting up the money for the movie, you really don't have a lot of control.
Bret Easton Ellis
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I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.
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I don't know why I write what I write.
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Every book for me is an exorcism in some way or another, working through my feelings at the time.
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All of my books come from pain.
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Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.
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I do not feel I have a legacy to protect.
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Completely committed to adapting 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. This is not a joke. Christian Grey and Ana: potentially great cinematic characters.
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Hope E. L .James doesn't think I'm being a prankster. I really want to adapt her novels for the screen. Christian Grey is a writer's dream.
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Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.
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I had no idea that 'Less Than Zero' was going to be read by anyone outside of Los Angeles, and it's - believe me, as the writer of the book I'm somewhat amused and intrigued by the idea that 25 years later it's still out and people are still reading it.
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Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him.
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