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Every time we do anything artistic, the way it's perceived is always going to be different from the way that we had intended it to be because it's subjective. ”
The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated. ”
In the midst of global recession, in the face of uncertainty about what's going to happen next, film looks for inspiration to real people. ”
In times of trial, for inspiration, people want to look to real people rather than to fiction. ”
Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration to strike before getting to work; be disciplined and form the habit of writing every day. ”
You want to feel that you can do something creative that you love without being picked apart and mutilated for other people's pleasure. ”
In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process. ”
There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating. ”
I have always been opposed to illegal changes of our Government or the overthrow of its institutions, whether by force or other illegal means. I have always believed in the democratic processes. ”
Writing anything as an expert is really poisonous to the writing process, because you lose the quality of discovery. ”