Lorene Scafaria
Lorene Scafaria
Lorene Scafariais an American screenwriter, playwright, actress, singer, and film director. She is best known for her work on the films Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, the latter her debut as director in 2012...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth1 May 1978
CityHolmdel, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
writing thinking littles
No I don't really write thinking about specific actors because it can get in the way a little bit.
escaped home
I escaped to New York, and then L.A., but when I dream of home, I still dream of my old house in Holmdel.
harder help move movies watch work
Work harder than everybody. Read scripts, watch movies. Help other writers, it makes you better. And probably move to L.A.
people
What do they call it, Y.O.L.A., you only live once? I think people are sort of gravitating towards that.
war reality worry
Most of my nightmares that jolt me awake either involve the cosmos or something completely out of human control. In reality, I worry more about nuclear war, or war in general.
queens singing doe
Since when does a queen need an excuse to sing?
broken pieces world
There's this part of Judaism that I like. Tikun Alum. It said that the world is broken into pieces and everyone has to find it.
ideas impact people
In the '90s there were these great end of the world movies like 'Armageddon' and 'Deep Impact'... I always liked the idea of what people on the ground are doing, not so much the people who are trying to stop the world from ending.
running airplane technology
For me, modern technology has ruined romance and movies - nobody can run to the airplane gate anymore.
dream new-york home
I escaped to New York, and then L.A., but when I dream of home, I still dream of my old house in Holmdel.
thinking opportunity given
I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.
compromise
Don't compromise when you're right.
thinking upset commodity
I'm a person that thinks time is very precious and our only commodity... It's so upsetting when I feel like something has wasted my time.
vision let-it-go directors
It's really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director and you have to let it go.