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There are plenty of writers who are going to become a director after their next job, but no one will believe you're a director unless you believe it.

~Brian Helgeland

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I was in a bookstore one afternoon, and I stumbled across this book called 'A Guide to Film Schools.' I always loved movies growing up and had never even conceived that it was something you could do for a living. Realizing most of them were in Los Angeles and knowing that was warm, I ended up applying.

~Brian Helgeland

Topics: Across Afternoon Always Angeles Applying Book Bookstore Conceived Could Ended Even Film Growing Growing Up Guide Had Knowing Living Los Los Angeles Loved Most Movies Never Realizing Schools Something Stumbled Them Up Warm Were You

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The studio is spending great amounts of money, and they want some insurance they will get money back. They go for the middle of the road, broad in appeal. It's restrictive. It's a constant struggle, but if you give in, you're just making cottage cheese, and that's the end of it.

~Brian Helgeland

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You can write anything you want on paper, like blowing up the bridge on the River Kwai, but when you actually have to do that as a director, it's not the same. Ninety percent of directing is not creative - it's putting the theoretical into the practical world.

~Brian Helgeland

Topics: Actually Anything Blowing Bridge Creative Directing Director Like Ninety Ninety Percent Paper Percent Practical Putting River Same Theoretical Up Want World Write You

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Working on an adaptation is not as satisfying, because it's not your original work: you're interpreting. With 'L.A. Confidential,' I loved the book. In that case, I felt I was guardian of the work, staying as true to the novel as I could. I've since met the novelist, and he loves the movie and the script.

~Brian Helgeland

Topics: Adaptation Because Book Case Confidential Could Felt Guardian He Interpreting Loved Loves Met Movie Novel Novelist Original Satisfying Script Since Staying True Work Working You Your

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I'm not like a Sears Catalog of ideas. I don't have that many ideas. I've more or less written them over the years. Usually, I come up with a situation or a character, and it rattles around in my head until the story or the plot emerges.

~Brian Helgeland

Topics: Around Catalog Character Come Emerges Head Ideas Less Like Many More More Or Less Over Plot Situation Story Them Until Up Written Years

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Movie dialogue is movie dialogue. It can sound real, but no one speaks that way.

~Brian Helgeland

Topics: Dialogue Movie Real Sound Speaks Way

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I always think any circumstances can be funny. Not that I'm irresponsible, but when things go wrong, I always come up with a joke or think of something funny to say.

~Brian Helgeland

Topics: Always Any Any Circumstances Circumstances Come Funny Go Irresponsible Joke Say Something Things Think Up Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: January 17th, 1961

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