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
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
There’s video footage of my 10th birthday where I’m wearing, like, a little pink T-shirt. Then my dad comes in brandishing a copy of ‘Eraserhead,’ going, ‘Look what we’ve got for tonight!’ – Jane Goldman
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. – Jane Goldman
I was into Alan Moore and Frank Miller. I was a teenager when all those books where coming out for the first time – ‘Watchmen,’ ‘V for Vendetta.’ It was a great time to get into comics. – Jane Goldman
I know what I miss as a cinemagoer is that balance of films that actually scare me; they’re so few and far between. – Jane Goldman
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
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
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
We just really wanted Hit-Girl to be a character who, in a sense, simply happens to be an 11-year-old girl, in the same way that Ripley in ‘Alien’ could have been a guy, but the part happened to be played by Sigourney Weaver. – Jane Goldman
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
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
I like it when characters respond to things that are outrageous and movie-like in an authentic way. – Jane Goldman
If you disapprove of violence, then you can’t think there is any age when violence is appropriate. – Jane Goldman
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. – Jane Goldman
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. – Jane Goldman
Quite honestly, I’m so happy to be Jonathan’s wife and my children’s mum that anything else is a bonus. – Jane Goldman
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
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
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
