Jane Goldman

“You can tell a lot in shorthand.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Teenagers come to things fresh and can really teach us an awful lot.”

“I've always been drawn to spooky things, to the unusual, to things that are dark but in a friendly way.”

“I think most of the time you can make something happen, and it's about not letting your imagination be limited by that.”

“I really enjoy the challenge of adapting.”

“If you disapprove of violence, then you can't think there is any age when violence is appropriate.”

“I love my work, but my home life is so fulfilling that I don't tend to be driven by work ambitions.”

“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.”

“People's intolerance, I find puzzling.”

“I like looking at a book and asking myself, 'How do I replicate that experience I just had as a reader?'”

“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!”

“The things you encounter in your formative years always stay with you.”

“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.”

“Quite honestly, I'm so happy to be Jonathan's wife and my children's mum that anything else is a bonus.”

“It's crazy that most high-end designers stop at a size 14.”

“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!'”

“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.”

“I think when you really adore something, and you've grown up with it, you almost don't want to be part of it. I want to enjoy it as a fan and don't want to ruin the magic.”