David Benioff
David Benioff
David Benioffis an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and director. He is the co-creator and showrunner of the widely acclaimed award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth25 September 1970
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
sleep insomnia skulls
I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.
running nfl pressure
Hollywood screenwriters tend to have the longevity of NFL running backs. So the truth is no one can put more pressure on us than we put on ourselves.
beautiful children night
Talent must be a fanatical mistress. She's beautiful; when you're with her, people watch you, they notice. But she bangs on your door at odd hours, and she disappears for long stretches, and she has no patience for the rest of your existence; your wife, your children, your friends. She is the most thrilling evening of your week, but some day she will leave you for good. One night, after she's been gone for years, you will see her on the arm of a younger man, and she will pretend not to recognize you.
editors might needs
Truth might be stranger than fiction, but it needs a better editor.
make-or-break break episodes
Everyone knew this was the episode that was going to make or break the season.
winning secret neglect
The secret to winning a woman is calculated neglect.
fighting different needs
To shoot a decent fight, you need to cover all the different angles, and it ends up eating a lot of days.
beautiful powerful distance
The fire was silent, the little houses collapsing into the flames without complaint, flocks of sparks rising to the sky. At a distance it seemed beautiful, and I thought it was strange that powerful violence is often so pleasing to the eye...
home past eggs
That's our plan? We're going to walk fifty kilometers, right past the Germans, to a poultry collective that maybe didn't get burned down, grab a dozen eggs, and come home?" "Well, anything would sound ridiculous if said it in that tone of voice." "Tone of....I'm asking you a question!
kites
I've never flown a kite.