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"I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches."
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"It is easy to destroy a book, but an idea once implanted has roots no man can utterly destroy."
"The exchange rate for ideas is infinite."
"Opinions of the masses kill the 'extra' in an 'extraordinary' idea."
"Don't disregard your so-called "stupid ideas." They may be inspired thoughts and high-potential opportunities. Whatcha gonna do?"
"You can't crush ideas by suppressing them. You can only crush them by ignoring them. By refusing to think, refusing to change."
"Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts."
"Share your ideas with people of like-mind and get motivated by their encouragements and experiences."
"The inventors of tools enhance civilization,but the author of ideas enables them to invent."
"Ideas are seeds of existence in absolute emptiness.Creative words are the building blocks of such ideas."
"Ideas are infinite, original, and lively divine thoughts."
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"The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards."
"When I saw The Player, I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience."
"I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years."
"Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining."
"That said, I should also add that I learned a great deal from being allowed in these privileged circles and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked closely with some of the most powerful and successful people in the business including Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner."
"There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!"
"I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project."
"I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts."
"But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity."
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