“To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. ...” — Christopher McQuarrie Quote

“To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another, and a movie is yet another. There's even reverence to a screenplay.”

“Success is never bad in Hollywood. It is what you do with success that will dog you.”

“Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.”

“In 1916, Universal Studios released the first filmed adaptation of Jules Verne's novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' Georges Melies made a film by that name in 1907, but, unlike his earlier adaptations of Verne, Melies' version bears no resemblance to the book.”

“Every time you recall a memory, you're basically making another copy of it and, at that same point, it is susceptible to new changes and adaptations.”

“'An Inspector Calls' is a British classic, and I am thrilled to be working on this beautiful screen adaptation with Aisling Walsh.”