Jane Goldman

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

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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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'Stardust' ended up being my first film in 2007.

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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!'

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I see my role as a translator, telling the story that's in the book using the more visual language of film.

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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.

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A lot of people use the phrase 'underage violence,' which, to me, is meaningless.

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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.

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I play 'World of Warcraft,' which means I end up hanging out with teenage boys a lot.

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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.

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I love Vivienne Westwood - she designs for womanly shapes.

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I loved ghost stories. I love horror stories. I love all of that stuff, but I really yearn for something to actually frighten me. It's more of a yearning for that than something that has to necessarily be cerebral or sophisticated. Good storytelling and something that actually frightens you.

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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.

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Quotes by Jane Goldman