Interview: Penny Berman

Kids are very aware of what’s going on around them. And I think they want to escape into worlds that ultimately make sense, regardless of the offbeat concepts or quirks that define those worlds.
Interview: Andy Compton

The working-class is what I know, and they’re almost always at the heart of the stories I tell. As for why we’re not hearing enough about them—I don’t know. Superheroes are overqualified for the jobs out here.
The Severing - Filtering Grief and Loss Through Art

"I’ve become, like many of my peers, frustrated with the machinations of getting a film made in Hollywood ... I’m only interested in work that speaks to me on a very personal and intimate level.’’
Interview: Claire Creely

I hope this story offers readers some kind of kindling—for warmth, or to stir some hidden fire. Mostly, I hope this story helps someone reclaim their own skin—whatever that means to them.
Interview: Melissa Duge Spiers

I really relish just wallowing in the language, the descriptions, making sure everything is as tight and on-point as it can possibly be.
Finding Your Flock: An Interview with the Storks Writer/Director and Cast

John Bucher had a chance to sit down with Stoller and the cast of Storks — Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, and Stephen Kramer Glickman — to talk about the project.
Making Words Sing: A Conversation with Writer/Director Garth Jennings

"That moment has got to feel like the greatest moment of this guy's life, you know, like we're behind him and not in front of him."
Comic Jackie Kashian Has Some Answers

Remember, I’m a comic. I don’t have all the answers, but I will always have an opinion.
Peter Malone Elliott and Alexander Sharp of "Wired Shut"

Wired Shut writer/producer, Peter Malone Elliott, and director, Alexander Sharp, discuss the behind-the-scenes details of taking their feature film, from idea to completion.
Creating the Unimaginable with Fran Kranz and Ann Dowd

Mass takes place in the aftermath of a violent tragedy that affects the lives of two couples in different ways. What both couples have experienced is unimaginable.
Interview: Erin Muroski

I think people can relate to feeling so desperate and invisible that they might do something they think they would never do.
Interview: Donald Jolly

Unless we are performing and/or directing, we aren’t building the house or moving into it—we have to leave space for the other collaborators.
Stephen Chbosky: Feeling Alone, Journeys Toward Truth, and Refusing to Romanticize Pain

"I'm not interested in people’s pain; I'm interested in their salvation. I'm not interested in their isolation; I'm interested in their catharsis." - Stephen Chbosky
John Pollono and the Small Engine That Could

"... the country right now is so fucking political and divided that the only safety you have is if you feel that the art is regurgitating your own opinions and political beliefs back at you. I find that incredibly boring."
True Heroes, LEGOs, and Bad Scripts: An Interview with Robert McKee – Part II

John Bucher continues the discussion on story’s past, present, and future with Robert McKee.