There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up. William Goldman Read Quote
I don’t want the power. When a project is given to me, and I say yes, I’m gonna oblige everybody who has the power to try to make it work. William Goldman Read Quote
If you think of human experience as a pie, then the wedge Hollywood is reflecting now is getting smaller and smaller. William Goldman Read Quote
We had terrible trouble finding a Buttercup because she had to be so beautiful. We had all kinds of pretty girls come in, but they weren’t this staggering thing. William Goldman Read Quote
Stephen King is one of my all-time heroes, so, of course, the pressure never lets up. Every second, you hope he’ll like it. I remember getting a call from him after he read my script for ‘Hearts in Atlantis.’ He liked it. Talk about relief. William Goldman Read Quote
I haven’t done much rereading or rewatching stuff I’ve written over the years, but I did look at ‘Misery’ before I started the play. I liked it. Not much I would change. William Goldman Read Quote
Never argue with your wife about hostility when she’s a certified Freudian. William Goldman Read Quote
Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled. William Goldman Read Quote
