The author of the book turned movie answered fan questions on Reddit , and it’s definitely worth a read.
TFIOS line "I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once" was inspired by Hemingway.
"There's a similar-ish line from Hemingway: 'How did you go bankrupt?' 'Two ways: Gradually, then suddenly.' That was my initial inspiration for the line."
John Green originally had a cameo in The Fault in Our Stars, but the scene was later cut.
"The scene I was in takes place at the airport as Hazel and Gus leave for Amsterdam. A girl (I play her father) asks Hazel about her cannula and then tries them on.
This scene happens in the book, but the context and timing are different.
It was cut from the movie not because I was terrible (although I was!) but because the scene really did not need to be in the movie. It created an unnecessary pause between finding out they were going to Amsterdam and actually going to Amsterdam, and Josh felt (I agree) that it needed to flow directly into the trip itself.
That said, I think it is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS that I got cut from the movie adaptation of my own book, and that's why I won't shut up about it."
Read more about the scene here.
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John Green's favorite TFIOS movie scene come to life was the cancer support group.
"The cancer support group days with Mike Birbiglia and all the teens living with cancer were the coolest days for me to see come to life. But really, every day was wonderful. It really was just a dream movie experience — the opposite of what usually happens to authors — and while the movie is not mine in any way, I'm so proud of the people who made it."
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