Nicholas Meyer quotes

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them. (Nicholas Meyer)
As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your hand, you give control to the reader. As a director, you are limited by everything: weather, budget, and egos. View quote
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A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built. View quote
Nicholas Meyer
Art doesn't just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things. View quote
Nicholas Meyer
The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure. View quote
Nicholas Meyer
I was always a filmmaker before I was anything else. If I was always anything, I was a storyteller, and it never really made much of a difference to me what medium I worked in. View quote
Nicholas Meyer
There are moments in one's life where you look back and you say, 'Well, I wish I had done this differently.' View quote
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Actors will change their face, will change their hair, will change their voice, will disappear into the role. A movie star doesn't disappear. View quote
Nicholas Meyer
The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel. View quote
Nicholas Meyer

Nicholas Meyer

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Photo: Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: December 24, 1945
Quotes count: 9