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March 30, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Justin Zackham

For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they’ll do in any scene you put them in.

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March 27, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

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March 25, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Ray Bradbury

You fail only if you stop writing.

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March 20, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Rita Mae Brown

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts, and never hope more than you work.

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March 16, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Louis L’Amour

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

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March 12, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Anderson Jones

It’s a form of screenwriting shorthand. If you want to indicate a character is bad or shady, you give him a cigarette.

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March 9, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Jill Remensnyder

First rule of screenwriting: Don’t fall in love with your work. Second rule of screenwriting: Don’t fall in love with your work.

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March 5, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Nora Ephron

I don’t care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you’re also writing your Oscar acceptance speech.

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March 4, 2015 2 Comments

Quote of the Day: Curt Franklin

Not using dialogue can give a character an extra layer of personality. Think about the people in your life and their body language, the quirks they have and how it helps define what you think of them. One defeated shrug can speak to a characters entire philosophy of life… You’ve

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March 3, 2015 0 Comments

Quote of the Day: Alfred Hitchcock

To make a great film, you need three things: a great script, a great script, and a great script.

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