“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...
“I got this advice from Marlo Thomas, who got it from her father, Danny Thomas. And that is put on your blinders and run your own race because it is so easy to go see a lot of shows and oh, no, oh, how did they get their show on Broadway? And why can’t I...
“You need to, assemble, uh, some people in your life who are good writers and usually that could be a person in the screenwriting class that you’re taking. It really helps to have a mentor in this business send your script around too. But if you take their...
