Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Mar
07
2016
 
Pat Conroy & Rehearsing for DeathPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“There should be no sorrow at this funeral because The Great Santini lived life at full throttle, moved always in the fast lanes, gunned every engine, teetered on every edge, seized every moment and shook it like a terrier shaking a rat.” Pat Conroy Colonel Don Conroy’s Eulogy (The book & movie The Great Santini was based […]
Mar
03
2016
Writing Quote #58 (Tobias Wolff)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I began this whole writing enterprise with the idea that you go to work in the morning like a banker, then the work gets done. John Cheever used to tell how when he was a young man, living in New York with his wife, Mary, he’d put on his suit and hat every morning and […] “Motive for truth and accuracy became the catalyst that drove this story…I don’t think many understand the value of a good newsroom. The L.A. Times used to have 19 reporters covering legislature and now they have 4. When you have fewer reporters covering a story, you have far less accountability. Oscar-wcreenwriter Josh Singer Creative Screenwriting […]
Feb
29
2016
Laura Ziskin & Thinking DifferentlyPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I am here tonight to explain why no black people will ever be nominated for anything.” Richard Pryor at the 1977 Oscar Awards Since a major theme at the 2016 Oscar awards was a lack of diversity, I thought I’d show a clear and positive example of how that happens in Hollywood. “One of those […] “From the moment I read Wil Haygood’s article about him in the Washington Post, I was moved by the real life of Eugene Allen.” Oscar-Winning Director Lee Daniels When I heard Wil Haywood speak last week about his journey writing The Butler: A Witness to History The Butler: A Witness to History, I was reminded […]
Feb
24
2016
Writing Quote #57 (Wil Haygood)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I was telling somebody yesterday that when I got to the airport in Cincinnati where I flew from that I ran into a friend of mine who I hadn’t seen in a while. And he had seen the movie The Bulter. And my friend Kevin— he and I hadn’t had the chance to talk about […]
Feb
23
2016
Writing Quote #56 (Enchanting Bill Bryson)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“People who have nothing to do with Des Moines drive in off the interstate, looking for gas or hamburgers, and stay forever.” Bill Bryson The Lost Continent: Travels on Small-Town America Not every kid who grew up in Iowa would one day have Robert Redford portray them in a movie. In fact, there’s only one […]
Feb
22
2016
Writing Quote #55 (Harper Lee)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I would advice anyone who aspires to a writing career, that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee (1926-2016) Scott W. Smith “Plays are about conflict. Plays are about people not getting along.” Edward Albee “Generally in a lot of my plays, two people are in major confrontation with each other, like in The Odd Couple or Barefoot in the Park or The Sunshine Boys.” Neil Simon In February of 2008—way back when I just started blogging and honestly didn’t know […] “Plays are about conflict. Plays are about people not getting along.” Edward Albee “Generally in a lot of my plays, two people are in major confrontation with each other, like in The Odd Couple or Barefoot in the Park or The Sunshine Boys.” Neil Simon In February of 2008—way back when I just started blogging and honestly didn’t know […] |
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