“Criticism can be a real help. Not always, but if it’s helpful criticism, who says it, what they say, and where I like to take that criticism.” ~Gabby Gruen Gabby Gruen is appearing on StoryBeat for the second time. He has been a writer and producer...
“You know, every time that you hear somebody who is happy with what they’re doing or you think, if I do that, I’m going to sell books or if I do that, not necessarily, uh, you have to do what works for you because if you don’t love it,...
“This is a really rough business. You’ll get rejections if you stop because you got a rejection or somebody else says, don’t do this. Most agents, if they don’t want your work, they’ll say something like, uh, it doesn’t meet my...
“Just sit down and start writing. It sounds so simple, but it’s so profound. That’s what you need to do. I don’t like writing. I like editing and rewriting. That’s where you really love it. And so realize what you throw down is not going...
“My philosophy, three words. Always say yes. When somebody asks you, do you want to move to la? Yes. Do you want to be production director? Yes. Do you want to do television documentaries? Yes. That’s the way you’re ever going to learn or grow, say...
