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Screenwriting Quote of the Day #120 (Tony Bill)
In his book Movie Speak, Tony Bill (who directed My Bodyguard) mentions that in his 35 years or so of producing and directing films that almost all of them were either the first scripts written, or t… more →
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Screenwriting Quote of the Day #120 (Tony Bill)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 4 days ago: In his book Movie Speak, Tony Bill (who directed My Bodyguard) mentions that in his 35 years or so o … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #119 (Eric Roth)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 week ago: Here’s another quote to add to the longer post Writing from Theme (tip#20). “I think you … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #118 (William Goldman)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 week ago: “Let me tell you the super story that Cliff Robertson told me a dozen years ago, and I think I … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #117 (Jason Reitman)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday the National Board of Review named Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air as the best film of … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #116 (Chris Columbus)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 4 weeks ago: Since I agree that creativity is simply connecting influences (not my phrase) today’s post is … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #115 (Alex Epstein)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: A couple weeks ago two young guys appoached me for some help on a commercial they were producing and … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #114 (Rosenberg)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: The year 2008 was a good one for screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg. She was nominated for a Primetime E … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #113 (Straczynski)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: Before J. Michael Straczynski created Babylon 5 or wrote the feature Changeling he wrote The Complet … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #112 (Karl Iglesias)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: “Alfred Hitchcock, the undisputed master of suspense drama once said, ‘There is no terro … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #111 (Ernest Lehman)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: Did you know that before screenwriter Ernest Lehman wrote North by Northwest that he actually went t … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #110 (Paul Haggis)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: In 2006 the first person in more than 50 years to win back to back Oscar Awards in screenwriting was … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #109 (Shane Salerno)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: According to IMDB Shane Salerno has co-written or re-written four films that have opened #1 at the b … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #108 (James Salter)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 2 months ago: Flipping through the TV channels today I came across a 1969 film starring Robert Redford that I had … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #106 (Nancy Meyers)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 2 months ago: Producer/writer/director launched her career back in 1980 by co-writing Private Benjamin for which s … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #105 (Shauna Cross)
Scott W. Smith wrote 2 months ago: Screenwriting quote #104 was from legendary writer Robert Benton (Places of the Heart) who grew up i … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #104 (Robert Benton)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 3 months ago: Writer/director Robert Benton grew up in Texas where he suffered from Dyslexia, failed his only crea … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #103 (Woody Allen)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 3 months ago: Often times there is a lot of talk about “life affirming” films. Films that raise up the … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #102 (Alfred Hitchcock)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 3 months ago: “I don’t want film to be a ’slice of life’ because people can get that at ho … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #101 (Joel Hopkins)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 4 months ago: This week I watch Last Chance Harvey on DVD and really enjoyed it and wondered who wrote the script … more →
