10 Screenwriters on Screenwriting: Vol. 8
Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.
Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.
“Every movie ever made is an attempt to remake The Wizard of Oz.”
— Joel Coen
“Characters should never enter. They should storm in, they should skulk in, they should tremble in. Create visual pictures.”
— Larry Ferguson
“I find their voices by writing down every thought that would be in their head and then cutting off the fat.”
— Julia Hart
“I fell in love with screenwriting. It’s like story poetry, the most disciplined form of modern writing.”
— Shawn Lawrence Otto
“I don’t have a formal rewrite process; I just compulsively groom and regroom scenes like a cat with OCD.”
— Diablo Cody
“I want to know my whole story works before I start writing.”
— Tom Schulman
“No matter how big or high concept your story is, it only works if there’s a small, personal story at its core.”
— Chris Sparling
“When I write a screenplay, I create an emotional map, where the characters are, where they’re going and where they’ve been.”
— Ava DuVernay
“People always say, write what you know, and I think it’s write what you know emotionally.”
— Spenser Cohen
“You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script.”
— Curtis Hanson
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