“I think it's too easy often to find a villain out of the headlines and to then repeat that villainy again and again and again. You know, traditionally, America has always looked to scapegoat someone as the boogie man.” ThinkingKnowsMenAmericaEasyRepeatsVillainAgain And AgainHeadlinesScapegoatVillainyBoogie Author:Edward Zwick
“I maintain that no movie can be funny enough. I mean even the most serious, even the most intense movie and I know enough about life to know in those dark moments inevitably someone will say something funny and I will be part of the whole experience.” KnowsMeanEnoughWholeMomentsDarkSeriousIntenseDark Moments Author:Edward Zwick
“I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one's own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting.” PeopleKnowsLifeLooksCausesInterestingResponsibilityIssuesModernBlameTemptationTaking ResponsibilityModern LifeSense Of Responsibility Author:Edward Zwick
“And how deeply do I let business considerations affect [screenwriting] choices that might otherwise be more or less esthetic? . . . Do I choose the upbeat rather than the downer ending because I know it will score better at the preview? Can the idea be sold in a single sentence? Can it compete with space aliens and tornadoes and missions impossible?” KnowsIdeasMightChoicesSpaceImpossibleMissionsSentencesCraftsAliensScoreConsiderationScreenwritingTornadoesUpbeatSingle SentencePreviewDownersSpace AliensMission Impossible Author:Edward Zwick
