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
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.
ideas people long
I've been obsessed with doomsday for a long time - the idea that different cultures respond to it differently, and religions will change people's outlook on it.
friday way jersey
I'm from Jersey, so I have a love of T.G.I. Friday's and chain restaurants in general. When you go to a Friday's, it seems like everyone's on ecstasy and way too happy anyway.
character play giving
Actors want to work. Give them characters they want to play, or a story they want to tell, and hopefully the budget will follow.
school thinking pages
I liked to think I had written 'scripts' when I was in high school, but looking back at them, they were about thirty pages of wannabe-Mamet dialogue with a staple through them.
giving way waste
The best thing you can give me is your time. The easiest way to get me angry is to waste my time.
routine coping
Routine is part of coping.
texting letters old-fashioned
No texting. What happens then? Good old-fashioned letters.
feels
Allow yourself to feel things. Admit when you're wrong.
compromise
Don't compromise when you're right.
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.
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.
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.