Matt Bird Quotes

Film director

Matt Bird is a film director known for his unique style and the appreciation of his works by audiences. His life and achievements are yet to be detailed.

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“No matter what your deconstructionist professors told you, there is such a thing as human nature. People know how people are. Human nature dictates that most of us will tend to follow the same steps and missteps when solving a large problem. Therefore, stories will feel more natural if heroes tend to follow those same steps and missteps.”

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Book:The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers

Source: The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers

“Why did they insulate us from criticism? Why didn't they load us up with useful tools? Why didn't they teach us to satisfy an audience? I realized I had been scammed. They wanted us to feel as good as possible for as long as possible in order to get as much money out of us as they could. The way to do that was to assure us we were already geniuses.”

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Book:The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers

Source: The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers

“The best things in life don't come in adult sizes.”

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Author:Matt Bird

“It's relatively easy to create an ambiguous character. Any conglomeration of likable and unlikeable traits, chosen at random, will result in an ambiguous character. Getting an audience to deeply identify with a character, on the other hand, is one of the hardest things in the world to do.”

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“Give your hero a strong simple reason that he or she has to solve the problem right now.”

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Author:Matt Bird

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Known for: Film director
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