Screenwriting 101: Peter Hyams

“If I want to make a film, I’m asking somebody for money. The only reason why they’re going to give me money is they think they’re going to make more money back. If they didn’t think they were going to make more money than they gave me, they’d be idiots.”

— Peter Hyams

Excerpted from “Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Secrets”

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