“Producers generally don't like me; directors do, generally. Convincing the producers is hard. They can't see the commercial value behind such a face, nor would they get a commercial value, necessarily - and I don't mean that in a good way or a bad way.” WayMeanHardFacesValuesBehindsDirectorsLike MeProducersConvincingGood WayDon't Like Me Author:Amanda Plummer
“One thing about beginning writers is that they don't really always know their own strengths and weaknesses - you might think you're bad at characterization, but that might really be because of some issue you're having with another element, which is making it hard for you to express character in a convincing way.” ThinkingKnowsWayHardCharacterMightIssuesOne ThingElementsWeaknessConvincingStrength And WeaknessCharacterizationBeginning Writers Author:Jeff VanderMeer
“I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.” HardStudentsHard TimesConvincingNorth Africa Author:Clifford Geertz