“Writing is the ability to ask yourself questions and wait for the answers.”
Source: Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
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Famous Syd Field Quotes
“Story determines structure; structure doesn't determine story.”
Source: Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
“What a person does is what he IS, not what he says.”
Source: Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay
Source: Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay
“Confusion is the first step toward clarity”
Source: The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay, Newly Revised and Updated