# Read

Unwilling to learn how your given industry works? Then a writing career is not for you.

I just showed up and took over and started filming, whether it was the street or the highway, with four cop cars and a spray-painted Bentley.

Maybe it’s not the Yes-givers in charge we’re seeking to impress anymore, but each other.

If the gommage scene at the harbor leaves you emotionally untouched, I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe get your empathy firmware updated or something.

The combination of these various forces has altered the entertainment landscape, probably permanently, and have left many struggling to adjust.

When producers read your script, it’s not just the “is it good” question. We’re asking ourselves, “Can we realistically shoot this in 20 or so days without needing NASA-level funding?”

I didn't come back to just settle. I came back to tell people what I wanted to do and to really push myself.

One of our dreams had to die for the other's to survive.

But on this night … something sparked in her. She was intrigued by the premise, the emotion, and how passionately I spoke about the story. She asked if she could experience it, too. She wanted to play.

Looking at my own kiddo across the couch, that’s where my deepest fear came to light.

Writing is not a choice, but a lifestyle and you get out of it what you put into it.

I want to clear a little space in whatever forest I’m in and be like, I’m making a camp for the weirdos, and you can come if you want.

It may sound obvious to have to preach, but every creator and every streamer should always be asking, “How can we do better?”

As I watch her struggle down the long, dark hallway to their bedroom, I'm thinking about love and the liars it makes of us all.

... first, write that script. But it takes more than the script.