I always find the first thing that really bothers me when I start a screenplay is, I have to find a different form. You can't follow the form of the novel. It's a different thing completely. It's impossible. You just somehow have to find a structure for the whole thing. You have to crack that.
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"I always find the first thing that really bothers me when I start a screenplay is, I have to find a different form. You can't follow the form of the novel. It's a different thing completely. It's impossible. You just somehow have to find a structure for the whole thing. You have to crack that." — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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I always find the first thing that really bothers me when I start a screenplay is, I have to find a different form. You can't follow the form of the novel. It's a different thing completely. It's impossible. You just somehow have to find a structure for the whole thing. You have to crack that. — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
About Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1927–2013).
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This quote is attributed to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala lived from 1927 – 2013.