Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Marvin Neil Simonis an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He has written more than thirty plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth4 July 1927
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
again character danny nine plays sure ways
Danny made me laugh. ... He made everyone laugh. He was a character (in more ways than one) in at least nine or 10 of my plays, and I'm sure will probably be there again in many plays to come.
writing play mind
I much prefer writing an original movie with the screen in mind to transferring a play to the screen.
character play ego
I don't like losing the words, as you have to, when I'm asked to turn a play into a movie. It's not a matter of ego . . . I'm just better able to create the character for an audience through words rather than through actions.
eye writing play
I never write a play with an eye to film.
writing knives play
[When you write a play] you walk into a forest without a knife, without a compass. But . . . if you have a sense of geography, you find that you're clearing a path and getting to the right place.
character play childhood
A lot of your personality is formed before you're 12, obviously, but only a few of my plays use characters from my childhood. The more mature plays are affected only by my adult experiences.
good lose moment picture seems work
It was too good a moment to lose in this picture -- and still seems to work so much,
directing joy matthew strong word work
Directing is too strong a word for what you do with Nathan, though. He's a joy to work with. And Matthew is a friend.
speak
Yo quito se dablo enchalada porquesa in quinto minuto! But I don't speak spanish.
hard
No, no, ... It's hard enough just doing one of the parts.
felt happiest start time
I felt like writing about a time when I was probably, and I think all of us are, the happiest in our lives-before the obligations start in.
knew known lane since
Nathan Lane always wanted to play Oscar. When he came in the first day, he already knew his lines. He said he'd known them since he was 18.
card months oscar three
He wanted to play Oscar too, ... He said he'd give us three months if he could understudy Nathan. So we said, 'Sure,' and let him be one of the card players, too.
came knew known lane since
Nathan Lane always wanted to play Oscar, ... When he came in the first day, he already knew his lines. He said he'd known them since he was 18.