# Read

They call it the city of sin, but I believe you find the L.A. you’re looking for. The L.A. that was always in you.

The tears poured from his eyes. And the pain in his face was the answer we had been chasing.

... how-to guides, tutorials, FAQs, listicles—they’re all often considered evergreen. But what about evergreen scripts?

Let’s see what you’ve got. What we can do in this beautiful life.

Ingmar Bergman said theater was his faithful wife and the movies his alluring mistress. Gender roles aside, I think this is pretty accurate.

Bringing up the subject to a few friends, I realized we all had kept the same deep, dark secrets to ourselves.

Consider them positive thoughts, helpful suggestions, and a few cautionary warnings regarding the pursuit of cinema in Hollywood.

At the end of the day, concept really is king.

The tyranny of choice aspect hit me again. Only 144 films left to see.

In recent years, as studios scramble to make up for decades of exclusion, I’ve witnessed a troubling trend: diversity has become a commodity, something to acquire and display rather than a reality to embrace.

... what we think of as a novel is actually just an accident of history.

Having your entire story take place in one location is indeed limiting. However, it can yield extremely impressive results.

Did I ever expect it to get made? Nope. Not from the minute I wrote it.

Even when no one else in my life would lend me an ear, the page was always there for me.

Numbers and processes matter and understanding why and how they matter and how to work with each is fundamental to working smarter not harder.