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Linda Woolverton

Linda Woolverton Biography

Screenwriter

Linda Woolverton is a renowned screenwriter, best known for her work on Disney films. Born in December 19, 1952, she has been writing scripts for successful movies since the 1980s, including 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Little Mermaid', and 'Cinderella'.

Linda Woolverton is a renowned screenwriter, best known for her work on Disney films. Born in December 19, 1952, she has been writing scripts for successful movies since the 1980s, including 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Little Mermaid', and 'Cinderella'.

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“I am a feminist, and I didn't think women would accept a throwback heroine.”

Thinking Accepting Feminist Heroines Throwback

Author:Linda Woolverton

“For the blockbusters, people were always telling me that if you write female protagonists, the boys won't go, so you have to put the boys' stuff in it to get everybody. I write for people from 8 to 80, and that's not easy.”

People Ifs Writing Easy Stuff Boys Female Protagonists Blockbuster Female Protagonists

Author:Linda Woolverton

“I really get fired up with female protagonists. I can really feel the difference in myself when I am writing a script that has a woman at the center.”

Feels Writing I Can Differences Female Scripts Protagonists Fired Up Female Protagonists

Author:Linda Woolverton

“You can't go down anybody else's [road]. It's your dream; it's your life. You don't have to be told by other people what to make of yourself. You decide.”

People Dream Your Dreams

Author:Linda Woolverton

“I have a children's theater background, so I grew up performing for child audiences; it's sort of my specialty. I know the child audience pretty well - or felt like I did because I performed for them so much. I studied a lot about the child audience, about theater. So it was naturally a place that I gravitated to.”

Knows Wells Children Felt Audience Grew Grew Up Theater Backgrounds Performing Specialty

Author:Linda Woolverton

“They're [children] less forgiving. You have to be very conscious of the fact that they're not going to just accept things; they're going to question. They're going to move around if you bore them. They'll actually leave. So you really have to be on your toes.”

Ifs Children Facts Moving Accepting Conscious Forgiving Bores Toes

Author:Linda Woolverton

“Even when I'm writing animation, I think of them as real people. I think of them as completely three-dimensional beings, even if it's a talking teapot. I don't think of them as one-dimensional drawn characters running around. Maybe that's why, to me, there's really no difference in writing the two - animation versus live action.”

People Ifs Thinking Writing Two Real Character Running Action Three Differences Talking Versus Animation Teapots

Author:Linda Woolverton

“The first draft you're pretty much on your own, so I love that. I can let my imagination go wild. I just go crazy. Then, over the years - it takes years to write these things, to make these things come to pass - there are many, many, many drafts. For Maleficent, there were at least 15.”

Writing Years Firsts I Can Imagination Crazy My Imagination You Re Pretty Maleficent

Author:Linda Woolverton

About the Author

Born: December 19, 1952
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 8

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