It’s really weird because my house is very ornate, but my writing lair is very, very blank. It’s white, the furniture is white. It gives me nothing to look at, so I just have to concentrate! – Jane Goldman
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. – Jane Goldman
Normally with film, it’s normal for the screenwriter to never be seen again after finishing until the premiere. – Jane Goldman
I like looking at a book and asking myself, ‘How do I replicate that experience I just had as a reader?’ – Jane Goldman
When it’s something you really adore, I think you don’t want to be the one who accidentally writes a crap episode. – Jane Goldman
I was so clear on the fact that I wanted to be a journalist that I asked my parents if I could go to a tutorial college to do my O-levels early, which I did when I was 13. – Jane Goldman
I enjoy the medium of film, and I think I understand it well, and I like working with directors, so yeah, I think I’ll stick with this. – Jane Goldman
I see my role as a translator, telling the story that’s in the book using the more visual language of film. – Jane Goldman
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. – Jane Goldman
I always was passionate about science fiction and horror, and my parents enjoyed that as well. – Jane Goldman
I think most of the time you can make something happen, and it’s about not letting your imagination be limited by that. – Jane Goldman
I’ve always been drawn to spooky things, to the unusual, to things that are dark but in a friendly way. – Jane Goldman
Honestly, I think most directors are about, ‘Let’s do the most fun and effective thing here and figure out how afterwards.’ – Jane Goldman
I love my work, but my home life is so fulfilling that I don’t tend to be driven by work ambitions. – Jane Goldman
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. – Jane Goldman