"There's one great script that hit my desk that I didn't change at all, and that was True Romance"
- Tony Scott
About this Quote
In this quote, Tony Scott, a popular movie director, is discussing his experience with a particular script that he received. He discusses that out of all the scripts that have actually stumbled upon his desk, there was one that stood out to him. This script was for the movie True Romance. What makes this script distinct is that Scott did not make any changes to it. This is an unusual occurrence in the film market, as the majority of scripts go through multiple modifications and edits before they are finalized. Scott's declaration highlights the extraordinary quality of the True Romance script and the effect it had on him as a director.
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