Screenwriting From Iowa

“I tell new writers to study old scripts. Dig up a copy of ‘On the Waterfront.’”—Jerry Lewis

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“I’ll tell you what I did to become a film-maker. I had this drive and I was curious.” Jerry Lewis Actor, producer, director, writer, composer, etc. “You’ll be unstoppable if you become technical as well as creative.” Robert Rodriguez Writer, producer, director, editor, cameraman, composer etc. “Where do you start? There’s no Monopoly board. No […]

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“Chaplin was both the shlemiel and the shlimazel. He was the guy who spilled the drinks-the shlemiel-and the guy who had the drinks spilled on him-the schlimazel.” Jerry Lewis

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In the past year and a half I’ve been giving away boxes of my screenwriting and productions book to high schools and colleges. Last week I went through by bookshelf again and came up with two more boxes of books to give away and this batch includes William Froug’s Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade which […]

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“I also think you can learn to be a good writer. Like I was a bad, actively bad, and I willed myself to get better. I really tried to learn what are the building blocks of a good story. And I think often people who aren’t naturally good writers, you’re just intimidated because you feel […]

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“Fear forces executives to make your screenplay perfect. Perfection is the enemy of art. It’s the enemy of character. It’s the enemy of anything that’s dynamic and interesting.” Nick Kazan

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