Screenwriting 101: Lawrence Kasdan
“Very often my films are about the conflict between our ideas and our desires, and that’s where the drama is for me. We know how we’re…
“Very often my films are about the conflict between our ideas and our desires, and that’s where the drama is for me. We know how we’re supposed to act, but we’re constantly in rebellion against the things we’ve been taught, and our hearts and bodies are telling us other things. That’s true from Body Heat right through to Wyatt Earp — you have an idea of how you should live your life, but it’s very difficult to live up to that. That’s the material that interests me.”
— Lawrence Kasdan
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