# Interviews

And all of this is happening at a time when the culture is redefining women—tossing aside Harriet and Lucy for Maude and Mary Tyler Moore—and deciding that female student-athletes should have access to the same benefits as the guys (with the passage of Title IX).

Meredith Glynn's path through the industry not only illustrated one way a lot of writers break in, but it also pointed out some mistakes or missed opportunities in my own career.

Yet here she was, about to make the biggest pitch of her life: requesting a promotion to staff writer on the sixth and final season of a show some call the best on television.

You may not have heard Brian Lynch’s name, but you definitely know his work. He’s one of the writers behind Hop, Puss in Boots, and Minions—the eleventh highest grossing animated movie of all time.

“There’s a specific flavor of darkness that only comes from an inner scream ..."

Only the bravest writers dare to share their difficulties, embarrassments, and addictions with their audiences. Charlene deGuzman is just such a brave writer.

That’s when she says she had her Slumdog Millionaire moment: the moment her training in the arts, animation, theater, film, and television all came together.

LA Screenwriter’s John Bucher interviews director Ron Howard on "Hillbilly Elegy."

But instead of falling victim, she became independent, argumentative, curious, and precocious.

“It really did feel like, ‘We’ve never seen one of your kind before.’”

I’m sure there’s someone out there going, “Oh, good. You’re a hard worker.” But the whole point is there is not a system here that allows people who are not independently wealthy to do what it takes to break in.

Scott Neustadter discusses the challenges of turning a true story into a cinematic experience, how he and Michael sold their first script, and his search for the story he “can’t not write.”

Dustin Guy Defa discusses how he approached the structure of "Person to Person," writing genuine dialogue, and the benefits and drawbacks of complete creative control.

Hollywood families aren’t a new thing, but it’s rare to see a movie where the co-stars are twins in real life who also wrote the film together.

A conversation with the director and cast of "Ben-Hur" on practical effects, strong voices, and the power of forgiveness.