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He was both witty and talented.
His screenplay of my book MISERY was a beautiful thing.
Rest In Peace, Bill.
Fallecio el escritor y uno de los mas grandes guionistas que ha dado el cine, William Goldman.
Su libro LAS AVENTURAS DE UN GUIONISTA EN HOLLYWOOD es de obligada lectura para todo cinefilo.
Well, there goes a legend.
Few, if any, have done more for the craft and even the business of#screenwritingthan Goldman.
They always seem to be gaining.
A giant among writers of any stripe.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE and BUTCH CASSIDY are two of the greatest screenplays ever written.
Thank you for inspiring and teaching me.
Losing Bill Goldman made me cry.
My favorite book of all time is The Princess Bride.
I was honored he allowed me to make it into a movie.
I visited with him last Saturday.
He was very weak but his mind still had the Goldman edge.
I told him I loved him.
He smiled & said fuck you.
Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.
When I say I wanted to be William Goldman, I mean it.Anybody want a peanut?
I was lucky, in 1984, to interview William Goldman at the Savoy.
A gentleman: he wrote brilliant novels & screenplays & explained Hollywood to the world.
William Goldman, Screenwriting Star and Hollywood Skeptic, Dies at 87https://t.co/e7eDOnnhmNSad,inspiration to many.
Rest Big Bill,rest
William Goldman.
What can one do in the face of such a legacy but bow our heads in gratitude?
The greatest teacher of the screenwriting craft.
No one knows anything, except this dude.. he filled our hearts and minds with gold!
William Goldman’s book “Which Lie Did I Tell?”
helped me understand Hollywood in ways that I use to this day.
He was a truly great writer across multiple genres, formats, & generations.
His career is#goals.
I wish I could have met him.#RIPWilliamGoldmanhttps://t.co/cOQiOUSxIQ
God Bless You, William Goldman.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is what sent me down this whole crazy path.
RIP
William Goldman wrote brilliant novels, screenplays and razor-sharp takes on filmmaking.
He was also a very nice man.
So sad today and so grateful.#WilliamGoldmanRIPpic.twitter.com/in3YOs8Pgm
RIP#WilliamGoldman.
One of the greatest most successful screenwriters ever.
I was lucky as hell to count Bill as a mentor and a friend.
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Legendary William Goldman, has died.
He was also a true friend.
You were a treasure.
I learned so much from you.
Its an accepted fact that all writers are crazy, even the normal ones are weird."
(They totally are, google image one.)
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