It would be far less interesting, after ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ to have an hour-long movie in between ‘Empire’ and ‘Return of the Jedi,’ where Luke is training. It’s so much cooler to cut from end of ‘Empire’ to beginning of ‘Return,’ where he’s become the Jedi. David Benioff Read Quote
For every Book of Job, there’s a Book of Leviticus, featuring some of the most boring prose ever written. But if you were stranded on a desert island, what book would better reward long study? And has there ever been a more beautiful distillation of existential philosophy than the Book of Ecclesiastes? David Benioff Read Quote
We have a ‘bad movie’ club, and we go to whatever dumb movie is playing in the local theater, then go and have some beers and dinner. David Benioff Read Quote
Simon Critchley’s ‘The Book of Dead Philosophers’ – it’s a quick thumbnail sketches of philosophers through the ages. David Benioff Read Quote
Iwan Rheon is a great actor, and he’s going to go on to a long brilliant career. And most of the characters he’ll play will not be evil. He’s not one of those who can only play a bad guy. David Benioff Read Quote
The reality is, ‘Game of Thrones’ has been a successful show for HBO, which has put us in a position to come and pitch another show and get them excited about it. And that’s what helped get us here. David Benioff Read Quote
If you’re writing a screenplay for a feature, you don’t have any involvement with the casting process, the editing process, the set design, the costume design, or any of that stuff. David Benioff Read Quote
