I spent weeks, each time making all these changes in the desperate hope that one of these “artists” he was pitching it to would buy it.

During one pitch, we were asked if our screenplay was based on a graphic novel. The answer was no, but it had crossed our minds to adapt it in the opposite direction.

If you’re a filmmaker, you’re either creating content or over in the corner crying.

Yes, people like being treated like people.

At his age, he had plenty of wisdom to draw upon and apply to the characters he was auditioning to play.

Did you catch that? “Mediocrity is … unacceptable.” And if this were the case, or the perception in 1873, how much more does this apply today?

Just because a film is short doesn’t mean that it’s easy or cheap to produce. Like any film, it’s a complex, potentially stressful, and complicated undertaking.

"Peace is not going to rain on us. Peace is something we have to make. We have to build it. It's going to take sacrifice."

The writing had to stand on its own. Nobody gave a crap if I was cool.

I thought I should get to work on the whole manuscript and maybe a query, too. Oh, my giddy cousins, was I wrong.

They’re the reasons Luke and Darth felt right ... So where do you find these potentially script-worthy names?

When was the last time you had fun—real fun—at the movies? Beginning-to-end, clapping at the screen, whooping along with the audience, goosebump-raising FUN.

Friends and people who believe in you are worth 10x more than funding—and they'll make the journey a lot more fun.

"I think this is an opportunity for people with disabilities and allies to demand better."

What I discovered was eye-opening at the curiosity level, but also valuable for my thinking and planning as a publisher, and for you as a writer or author.