Screenwriting 101: Lisa Joy
“The thing that is first and foremost to me is, ‘Do I love the character? Do I empathize with them?’ I even think you have to love and…
“The thing that is first and foremost to me is, ‘Do I love the character? Do I empathize with them?’ I even think you have to love and empathize with the villains you write, especially them. Otherwise, it just becomes caricature.”
— Lisa Joy
Go Into The Story interview, March 2014
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