Author: David Nicholls

Quotes

Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen.

Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen.

- David Nicholls

I work three days at home, and two days in the British Library or the London Library, just to get out of the house and hide from the children.

I work three days at home, and two days in the British Library or the London Library, just to get out of the house and hide from the children.

- David Nicholls

Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.

Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.

- David Nicholls

As a novelist, I'm incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn't mean that I don't lie awake at four o'clock in the morning, worrying.

As a novelist, I'm incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn't mean that I don't lie awake at four o'clock in the morning, worrying.

- David Nicholls

Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little... unjust.

Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little... unjust.

- David Nicholls

I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty.

I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty.

- David Nicholls

Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me.

Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me.

- David Nicholls

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