Simon Kinberg
Simon Kinberg
Simon David Kinberg is a British-born American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for his work on the X-Men film franchise, and has also written such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He has served as a producer on others including Cinderella, and The Martian, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. His production company is Genre Films, which has a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth2 August 1973
Simon Kinberg quotes about
heart interviews doe
Quentin [Tarantino] is a filmmaker who really dives into things very seriously and deeply. And when he does interviews, he really wears his heart on his sleeve and he doesn't hold anything back.
long good-movie want
Last thing you want to do with a good movie is hold the audience hostage. As an entertainer myself, I just know it's better when you leave 'em wanting more than to stick around too long.
challenges complexity
Every movie has its complexities and its challenges.
love-is miserable like-you
Make movies you love because it's miserable. Every movie I've worked on at one point or another is exhausting, and you feel like you're making a bad movie.
stuff-i-like giving finals
Both as a filmmaker and as a fan I love the behind-the-scenes stuff, I like it even more than deleted scenes frankly. Especially when you're happy with the movie and you're proud of it, those deleted scenes give you also a sense of the making of the film and the process through which you end up with the final product.
parts-of-life i-can
All I can say is, death is a part of life.
mistake compass made
You've got to trust [that] your own compass will lead you away from whatever mistakes were made.