Screenwriting 101: Matt Manfredi

“Write the thing that absolutely best expresses your voice. Don’t worry about getting an agent. Don’t worry about anything like that. Just write what is uniquely yours and make it the best you can because I think good work does tend to out itself. There are so many people whose jobs it is to find you. I know that may sound naive, but I truly believe that if you can write your most distinctive script, it can serve you for your entire career. Worry about getting that script before you worry about anything else.”

— Matt Manfredi

Go Into The Story interview, July 2016

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