All he ever wanted to do is be a cop it's one thing to read that on the page, but another thing to hear him say it.

I highlighted half a page. He read that.

I can't go on to page two until I can get page one as perfect as I can make it, ... That might mean I will rewrite and rewrite page one 20, 30, 50, 100 times. I build a book the way coral reefs are formed, on all these little dead bodies of marine polyps, you know?

are unlikely to devote a continuous half-hour or more to any one site the way you might read a traditional paper magazine in one sitting.

Most screenplays, when you read them, they're rather forgettable affairs. This one stuck with me. It kind of grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.