“Writing studio movies is the best job in the world... it's awesome.” WorldWritingJobsStudiosBest Job Author:Thomas Lennon
“When you do a movie in the studio system, there's a committee. A committee of six or seven people you answer to. There's two or three producers, a studio executive and one or two people above that studio executive.” PeopleTwoThreeAnswersSixSevenStudiosProducersExecutivesCommittees Author:Thomas Lennon
“Who is writing these screenwriting books? Not actually writing for the studios in Hollywood. These are people that have one or a half of a credit on maybe one movie, or none. So they're all theoretical.” PeopleWritingBookHalfHollywoodStudiosCreditTheoreticalWriting A BookScreenwriting Author:Thomas Lennon
“I never thought I would write the way that I write for the studios now, which is like, not little novels, but be someone who literally is more like, you know, sometimes I guess we describe, we're more Salieri than Mozart.” KnowsWayWritingLittlesSometimesNovelLike YouStudiosSalieri Author:Thomas Lennon
“Being a working person who works for the studios. It's a minefield and there's tons of stuff you need to know. And people mess it up all the time.” PeopleKnowsNeedsPersonsStuffStudiosMessMinefields Author:Thomas Lennon
“Before any movie of yours gets made, it will be vetted by the studio's marketing department. So, you do have to answer the question: Who is your movie for?” MadeAnswersMarketingStudiosMade ItDepartment Author:Thomas Lennon
“All studio movies are the middle of the Bell curve. The only way to do something is to do it yourself. And the only way to do that is to not take any money from anyone or take as little money as possible from anyone and that's it.” WayLittlesMiddleStudiosBellsCurvesDo It YourselfLittle Money Author:Thomas Lennon
