Jane Goldman Quotes
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It's really weird because my house is very ornate, but my writing lair is very, very blank. It's white, the furniture is white. It gives me nothing to look at, so I just have to concentrate!
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I was so clear on the fact that I wanted to be a journalist that I asked my parents if I could go to a tutorial college to do my O-levels early, which I did when I was 13.
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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.
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I don't think anyone has ever been corrupted by a T-shirt.
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The only moment I become aware of being the only woman in a meeting is when actresses are being discussed. If someone's critical of how a woman looks, they turn to me and apologize.
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A lot of people use the phrase 'underage violence,' which, to me, is meaningless.
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I like looking at a book and asking myself, 'How do I replicate that experience I just had as a reader?'
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If you disapprove of violence, then you can't think there is any age when violence is appropriate.
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I've been really lucky not to have a duff experience with a director.
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I pretty much always wanted to be a writer.
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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!
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Establish character - otherwise, it is difficult to connect with what is frightening.
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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.
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Teenagers come to things fresh and can really teach us an awful lot.
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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.
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I'm personally fed up with people seeing women and girls cast as victims.
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I love Vivienne Westwood - she designs for womanly shapes.
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Always build. If you start at fever pitch, there's nowhere to go.
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You want, in a sense, to relate to the main character, so often, the main character POV is a bit more of a blank slate.
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I always was passionate about science fiction and horror, and my parents enjoyed that as well.
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I love my work, but my home life is so fulfilling that I don't tend to be driven by work ambitions.
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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.
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I love the Empire Awards. It is really different and laid back.
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I really enjoy the challenge of adapting.