Douglas Booth Quotes

I've read some scripts, but I don't read as many books as I should.

I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.

I can't even read a script. I've tried and it's painful to watch.

These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then work on a different one.

I find that with every script I get, I go, 'Who knew this? This is so cool!'

I take time to write my script, if I have more scripts, I will make more movies.

Writing a script is hard, I've discovered.

Acting is my first love and I want to stick to it. But I would be happy to offer my inputs to a script, if asked.

I get so many scripts a day but none of them inspires me. If I get a good inspiring script, then I will be most happy to make it into a film.

You can't write if you don't read.

I read a lot of scripts, so I know by page 25 if I like it or not.

Sometimes you just dread reading scripts; it's like the chef who doesn't want to cook at home.

Some of the material out there - I don't want to say that it's all bad - but there's a lot of bad stuff out there. You just continue reading scripts, and eventually you find something you connect with.

My dad reads the scripts and passes them on to me.

I read, therefore I'm interested in writers.

Personally, I read a lot of scripts.

I've written plenty of scripts that sucked.

Because I work in television, I always knew that I loved working with writers. It's very collaborative. You're always in a room full of writers.

I was asked to do a reading of 'G.B.F.' and I loved the script. I thought it was one of the most amazing things I'd read, but it took a year to get a green light for production.

I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things.

I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading.

This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don't have much time to read; I hate to waste that time reading what may turn out to be junk food for the mind, when there's so much real writing to be read.

Literature has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I can't think back before a time that I didn't love writing and reading. When I was really young, my mother would read poems to me. I loved Edgar Allan Poe - I am sure I didn't understand it, but I loved it.

You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide.

A horrible script 99 percent of the time means a horrible movie. But if you start with a good script, odds are you're going to have a good movie.