Most fantasy is incredibly derivative of Tolkien, so when you read a lot of fantasy, it's really just elves and gnomes, and it all goes back to Tolkien. John Orloff More Quotes by John Orloff More Quotes From John Orloff It's funny because when I was growing up, I was really into science fiction and fantasy as a kid. And, when I first became a screenwriter, I ended up really just doing historical drama and non-fiction based stuff, like Band of Brothers and stuff that didn't get made, but was also non-fiction. John Orloff growing-up brother drama I grew up in a show biz family and, if you wanted to talk at the dinner table, you'd better be prepared to talk about film. John Orloff dinner film tables I love to tell stories and I love to work with directors and I think I write really visually, which I think directors like, and I love making movies, so I found something that I'm good at and I'm really happy doing. John Orloff writing directors thinking
