I am a big fan of the TV series Taxi which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen.
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I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.
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There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!
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The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure.
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The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards.
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Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case.
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Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.
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I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.
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I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work.
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I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts.
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