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Normally You Read A Screenplay - And I Read A Lot Of Them - And The Characters Don't Feel Like People. They Feel Like Plot Devices Or Cliches Or Stereotypes.

Storytelling In General Is A Communal Act. Throughout Human History, People Would Gather Around, Whether By The Fire Or At A Tavern, And Tell Stories. One Person Would Chime In, Then Another, Maybe Someone Would Repeat A Story They Heard Already But With A Different Spin. It's A Collective Process.

Hollywood Has The Idea That Movies Have To Be Dumb. But Especially Movies For Or About Teenagers Have To Be Really Dumb!

One Thing That Stays Pretty Consistent For All My Jobs Is, I Listen To A Lot Of Music While I'm Working.

As Soon As You Are Trying To Be Funny Or Dramatic, That's When Things Start Feeling Fake And Boring.