# Interviews

Scott Myers has tracked spec script deals for decades. This interview is a must-listen for all screenwriters looking to understand how the business side of the industry works.

"Filmmaking is something you can only learn by doing. Trying, failing, experimenting, and trying it all over again. That opportunity is what making short films really afforded me."

“I think DEI in Hollywood actually hurts us ... We are given roles to fill a hole. We don’t want that. Give us the role because we earned it not because you had a corporate memo you had to fulfill."

"I became a filmmaker because of a passion and joy for making things. That is still what I tell young people: be in it for the love of the craft. If that love is unrelenting, a career will present itself from it eventually."

"If you lead with feeling, with heart, and always keep story and character at the center, that's what makes the difference."

Harrison Houde and Dakota Daulby are carving their own path, one film at a time. Their new film is based on a true story—and these two dug deep on the topic on hand about addiction and familial bonds.

Joe Swanberg is not interested in grand subversion. He stays in the mess. He resists clean resolutions. He allows contradictions to exist without forcing them into something tidy. That is exactly why the film works.

The second I started to adapt my work to my own taste, experiences, and worldview, that is when things started to work. Authenticity and truth. If you are writing about something you genuinely care about, it is likely that other people will care about it, too.

You have to store up your confidence like you're setting off on the Oregon trail, and parcel it out very carefully.

From 'Atypical' to 'The Pitt,' the actor, filmmaker, and editor is proving that authentic representation isn't just about who's on screen—it's about who's telling the story.

A love for who we were, but a refusal to let the past define us. Keep changing. Keep looking forward. That has driven my career more than anything else.

Sadie chats with multi-hyphenate creative Spider One (Allegoria) and vocalist of 90s rock band Powerman 5000 about his new horror film, Big Baby, and battling your inner critic.

Jeniffer Thompson dives into working with authors, discovering your writing routine, the value (or not) of social media for writers, the importance of authenticity, and ... even reveals a secret desire she's never admitted publicly. We tore the veneer off and dove right in!

Find your collaborators ... those who you want to live in the darkest trenches with. And once you find them, hold on for dear life.

It can be a beautiful thing, venturing into uncharted media.