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When he asked me to take over all future adaptations, I demurred because I had no experience. He said, “What’s that got to do with it? I had no experience writing a novel until I wrote the first one. So, write one script, then you’ll have experience.”
A. E. Hotchner • Hemingway in Love: His Own Story
The best advice I can offer to those heading into the world of film is not to wait for the system to finance your projects and force it to decide your fate. If you can’t afford to make a million-dollar film, raise $10,000 and produce it yourself. That’s all you need to make a feature film these days. Beware of useless, bottom-rung secretarial jobs ... See more