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" I've always been drawn to spooky things, to the unusual, to things that are dark but in a friendly way. "
Jane Goldman
Way
Always
Spooky
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" I really enjoy the challenge of adapting. "
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" All English people have a fascination with Jack the Ripper. I don't know why, because it's so dreadful, but such a strange, endearing part of our culture. Morbid fascination sums it up. "
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" I've yet to meet a bitter teenager. Bitterness, jealousy and jadedness, I think, are the most unattractive qualities in a person, and unfortunately they do seem to come with age. "
Jane Goldman
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" Always build. If you start at fever pitch, there's nowhere to go. "
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" People's intolerance, I find puzzling. "
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" You need to be invested in what happens. The characters are your conduit to the story. Many modern horror films are fun but not frightening because one has not connected with the characters. "
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" The things you encounter in your formative years always stay with you. "
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" A friend of mine, Neil Gaiman, had the film rights to his book 'Stardust' bought by producer Matthew Vaughn and suggested I adapt it for the screen. "
Jane Goldman
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" Normally with film, it's normal for the screenwriter to never be seen again after finishing until the premiere. "
Jane Goldman
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Never
Normal
" I've always loved science fiction, fantasy, manga, comic books; so I guess, to some degree, those things influence my personal idea of what looks nice, which definitely isn't everyone else's. "
Jane Goldman
Loved
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Science
" I don't think anyone has ever been corrupted by a T-shirt. "
Jane Goldman
T-Shirt
Anyone
Been
" You can tell a lot in shorthand. "
Jane Goldman
Tell
You
Shorthand
" I'm not too easily distracted now I've had practice, but I write with nothing to look at. I used to rent an office that just had a view of a wall! "
Jane Goldman
View
Nothing
Office
" Establish character - otherwise, it is difficult to connect with what is frightening. "
Jane Goldman
Otherwise
Character
Connect
" I don't tend to be a nitpicker when I'm watching movies, so as long as something is true to the spirit of the original, that's very much what we got for. You try to never do something that the original author wouldn't have done themselves. "
Jane Goldman
Movies
Long
Spirit
" I really enjoy the company of my kids... I'm not one of those people who goes 'Yeah, my kids are my mates', that's a dreadful kind of mother, but I'm fortunate that there are times that they do want me around, and I feel lucky that they let me into their world. "
Jane Goldman
Me
Feel
Mother
" If you're writing a novel, you can afford to see where the spirit takes you, but in terms of structure and engineering with a screenplay, you have to be quite pragmatic; otherwise, it will run away from you. "
Jane Goldman
Run
Writing
You
" Japanese horror films take the business of being frightening seriously. There is no attempt at postmodernism or humour. They are incredibly melancholy, with a strong emotional core, while remaining absolutely terrifying. "
Jane Goldman
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" I play 'World of Warcraft,' which means I end up hanging out with teenage boys a lot. "
Jane Goldman
Out
Hanging
Up
" After starting as a journalist for newspapers and magazines, I began to write books and had success with a novel and four nonfiction books for young adults. "
Jane Goldman
Starting
Young
Write
" Teenagers come to things fresh and can really teach us an awful lot. "
Jane Goldman
Teach
Fresh
Lot
" Vengeance is the act of turning anger in on yourself. On the surface it may be directed at someone else, but it is a surefire recipe for arresting emotional recovery. "
Jane Goldman
Yourself
Act
Anger
" There is always a reverence issue, and I'm no different from any audience member that if someone's adapting a book or comic that I like, I really don't want them to screw it up. "
Jane Goldman
Book
Someone
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