Screenwriting : Phillip's Monday quote from a really successful writer. by Phillip E. Hardy, "The Real Deal"

For me, it's William Goldman. Not only is his dialogue always superb, his ability to concieve and craft visually stunning narrative stories like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Ghost in the Darkness, The Great Waldo Pepper and A Bridge too Far is second to none. The script for The Great Waldo Pepper is utterly amazing.

Wes Anderson remains an all-time favorite of mine.

Lawrence Kasdan, William Goldman, and Shane black for me.

Gimme the loot! Brian Helgeland

@JJ: Sorkin's done his job well then because top google searches all say it's his quote. So I had to search around; but I found Stravinky's quote, which is "“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.” – Igor Stravinsky Definitely quite similar.

@JJ: Sorkin must be an environmentalist because he's obviously into recycling.

"Recycling" --- tee-hee. Good comeback, Philip.

Nature recycles - constantly. This (human) life ends... on we go - in spirit, Next. It's all a cycle, 're' is an afterthought. Refer to any (or most) books on the near-death experience.

Linda: Thanks!