The real horror is having unannounced houseguests.

There is no fear more primal than that of being hunted. It’s primitive, awesome in its simplicity. The sum of your existence condensed into a binary of contingencies.

When somebody finally gives you a chance and decides to read what you’ve got, it’s up to your writing to keep them engaged—not you.

Such decisions may get called out, but they are still artistic decisions and that’s where much of the slippery slope of Cancel Culture starts to poison all the water.

... as I was suffocating in my dream, I saw a goldfish land in my palm. And then I woke up.

The point is—you will never find anything where everyone agrees. It's literally impossible. And Hollywood is no different.

If you consider creating and developing characters to be your writing Achilles' heel, you've come to the right place.

Throughout the fest, a crew of dedicated movie nerds make each and every screening an experience unto itself.

Oh, how differently this "Thank you" reads from the one earlier—how bitter, how nostalgic. And truly, who can’t feel the dejection in that pitiful send-off "best of luck"?

Rachel Sennott is palpably talented and an undisputed future star of our generation.

But since 2012, there have been precious few political thrillers popping up on the big screen. Why? It’s not like there aren’t stories ripe for the picking ...

Film is like a tree in the forest. If nobody sees it, it doesn't really exist.

I wrote new scenes, and I acted in the film. I got shot in the chest twice, and survived both times, miraculously. So, I really saw how to make a movie.

If anybody ever reads about our business, I hope people take away that quality of life is the most important. You make enough to live and you get with good people. That's the important shit.

That’s what “write what you know” really means. It means you should take a feeling, or a unique experience you’ve lived through—something that is quintessentially you—and put it on the page.