“We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. ... All we are trying to do is give the public good entertainment. That is all they want.” WantGivingTryingStoriesFunViewsMoralObviousEntertainmentPoint Of ViewThemeWorthwhilePublic Good Author:Walt Disney
“I think kids abandon stories all the time. They start stories and get frustrated or get a different, better idea. I think that it is more worthwhile to stick with a story and revise it and try to finish it than abandon ship. Revisions, for any writer, are the name of the game.” ThinkingTryingIdeasDifferentStoriesKidsGamesNamesSticksShipsAbandonWorthwhileFrustratedRevision Author:Gail Carson Levine
“There are days when either filmmaking feels like an insurmountable practice - here's a lot of obstacles in the way to make it happen - or you think, "What does this all add up to?" You don't know what to do with the footage, and you've asked a lot of people for their time and a lot of people to be patient with you. And then you lose faith that you can actually make a worthwhile story out of this.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFeelsDoeStoriesHappensLosesPracticeAddPatientObstaclesWorthwhileFilmmakingBe PatientUp To YouMake It HappenInsurmountable Author:Debra Granik