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Charlie Kaufman Reminds Screenwriters Who They Really Work For
Jim: Well, on the ride to the preview, any thought of writing for yourself leaves me. Let me tell you the greatest story about people who genuinely work for themselves: John Cassavetes did a picture called Husbands and Time magazine called it the greatest film ever made, and you can certainly make the argument for it. They had a scene that took pla
... See morefrom Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow
from the story.
from Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Many screenwriters, however, cannot face this downtown fact and live in the exurbs of illusion, convinced that Hollywood is blind to their talent. With rare exceptions, unrecognized genius is a myth.
from Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
the writer is a Mind Worm.
from Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee