Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Quotes

• For Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he came to me and said, "I want to do everything that's in the book, and as much more as you need, so that it all makes sense." I was like, "Okay!" And then, I would pitch back to him my love for Charlie Bucket's family and how lucky Charlie was, and that I felt so bad for Willy Wonka, shut up in his factory, all alone with these crazy Oompa Loompas.

  John August

  Crazy, Book, Chocolate

  Source: collider.com

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• When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me.

  David Walliams

  Children, Book, Hands

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Directing Skyfall was one of the best experiences of my professional life, but I have theatre and other commitments, including productions of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and King Lear, that need my complete focus over the next year and beyond.

  Sam Mendes

  Kings, Commitment, Years

  "Sam Mendes Won't Direct Bond 24". Interview with Phil De Semlyen, www.empireonline.com. March 6, 2013.

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• I did my first show when I was five and I was the King of the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The kids theater company, I was the youngest one, so there wasnt a part for me, so they made me the king of the Oompa Loompas.

  Max Schneider

  Kings, Kids, Chocolate

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• My first favourite book was Are You My Mother? A picture book about a lost bird. After that my favourites changed almost yearly. I loved everything by Roald Dahl, but my favourite was probably Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A librarian gave me a first edition of that book, which I treasure.

  Rick Yancey

  Mother, Book, Bird

  "Quickfire interview: Rick Yancey". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 24, 2014.

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• When I first thought about writing the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I never originally meant to have children in it at all!

  Roald Dahl

  Children, Book, Writing

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