When I Write Something, I

People Don't Live Their Lives In A Series Of Scenes That Form A Dramatic Narrative, They Don't Speak In Dialogue, They're Not Lit By A Cinematographer Or Scored By A Composer. The Properties Of Real Life And The Properties Of Drama Have Almost Nothing To Do With Each Other. The Difference Between Writing About Reporters And Being A Reporter Is The Same As The Difference Between Drawing A Building And Building A Building.

Toby: All Right. It Couldn't Have Gone Far, Right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere In This Building...is Our Talent.

Make No Mistake About It, You Are Dumb. You’re A Group Of Incredibly Well-educated Dumb People. I Was There. We All Were There. You’re Barely Functional. There Are Some Screw-ups Headed Your Way. I Wish I Could Tell You That There Was A Trick To Avoiding The Screw-ups, But The Screw-ups, They’re A-coming For Ya. It’s A Combination Of Life Being Unpredictable, And You Being Super Dumb.

What's Interesting, Is That I've Found That The More Accomplished A Director Is, The More Secure They Are In Giving Direction That Sounds Incredibly Unsophisticated.

I'm Not Interested In The Difference Between Good And Bad, I'm Interested In The Differences Between Good And Great.