Steven Zaillian

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Birthday:

30 January 1953, Fresno, California, USA

Birth Name:

Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian

Height:

175 cm

Steven Zaillian was born on January 30, 1953 in Fresno, California, USA as Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian. He is a producer and writer, known for Schindler's List (1993), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and American Gangster (2007).

The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without s...Show more »

The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer figure out a way to do it. Show less «

I find that most of my scripts have a lot more scenes than most films, so the average movie might have 100 scenes, my average script has 300...Show more »

I find that most of my scripts have a lot more scenes than most films, so the average movie might have 100 scenes, my average script has 300 scenes. Show less «

People who would go to an arthouse cinema and watch a Swedish movie and read subtitles... it's a small percentage.

I have no problem with anyone being precise about small things.

I'm not one of those people who writes long soliloquies.

The main thing that I learned from editing is that most people, when they're making a film, they start too early into the story. They will t...Show more »

The main thing that I learned from editing is that most people, when they're making a film, they start too early into the story. They will try to set up the characters, they will try to establish things before the plot actually starts. Show less «