John Houseman-The story is so scattered, I’m afraid one will need a road map.
Herman Mankiewicz-You mean it’s a mess.
John Houseman-Would you consider simplifying?
Herman Mankiewicz-As Pascal once said, “If only I’d had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.”
Gary Leonard Oldman - Herman Mankiewicz
Sam Troughton - John Houseman

“Hollywood doesn't want writers, so much as secretaries with a flare for dialogue. If you want to be happy in Hollywood, be a cinematographer. Nobody knows what you're doing, so they can't screw with you.”
Sir Kenneth Branagh - Peter McGowan

“Here at Capitol Pictures, as you know, an army of technicians, actors, and top notch artistic people are working hard to bring to the screen the story of the Christ. It's a swell story.”
Josh Brolin - Eddie Mannix

“- Jamal Wallace: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
- William Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book.”
Rob Brown - Jamal Wallace
Sir Sean Connery - William Forrester

“I am just trying to work out whether you're a truck driver who writes books or a writer who drives trucks.”

Angie Milliken - Ziggy Keane