This amazing compilation of “Sorkinisms” is a prime example of how a writer can and should steal from himself. If you’ve got a great line or scene in a script that’s stuck in a drawer, don’t let it go to waste. Use that sucker again and again. It will work every time. Just follow Sorkin’s example:
June 28, 2012
Quote of the Day: Werner Herzog
The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no right to insist they react in a particular way. A film is just a projection of light, completed only when it crosses the gaze of the audience.
June 27, 2012
Script: Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle was written by Nora Ephron, Jeff Arch and David S. Ward.
June 27, 2012
Script: When Harry Met Sally
Here is an early draft of When Harry Met Sally, written by the superb Nora Ephron.
June 27, 2012
Quote of the Day: Nora Ephron
“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.”
June 26, 2012
Script: Sideways
The script for Sideways won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2004. It was written by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.
June 26, 2012
Quote of the Day: Martin Scorsese
Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.
June 25, 2012
Script: Casino Royale
Casino Royale was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis based on the novel by Ian Fleming.
June 25, 2012
Quote of the Day: David Mamet
Every scene should be able to answer three questions: “Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don’t get it? Why now?”
