Screenwriting 101: Anthony Minghella

“Nobody wants to make any film, ever. I mean, you can assume that every head of every studio would be perfectly happy never to make another film, because making films is dangerous, costs too much money, none of them make sense, there’s absolutely no guarantee that they’re going to work — the best thing is not to make any; you can’t get fired for not making a film — you’re going to get fired for making the wrong film. And so you realize that the first words anybody in the movies wants to say is no, and the job of the director or producer or writer is finding the area of least resistance to get the film made. There’s never been any movie I’ve made that anybody’s wanted to make, ever.”

— Anthony Minghella