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Michael Arndt Quotes

American - Writer | -

Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.

Good Writing Easy Own Seem Artifice

Working at Pixar has been like my graduate school for screenwriting.

School Graduate School Working Been

You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things to take the audience by surprise.

Surprise You Goal Want March Never

If you write a bunch of different characters with a bunch of different opinions, you end up with these long scenes of everyone standing around talking.

End Talking Long Opinions You Write

The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you.

Best Writing You Deepest Come Most

A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

Good Story Whatever Good Story

Writing a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task.

Good Great Writing Impossible Task

My God, there are so many mediocre screenplays out there.

God Out Mediocre Many Screenplays

The great thing about the animation process is that is goes from, I write the lines, it goes to the actors, the actors bring a whole world to that, they bring the characters to life, then it goes to the animators, then it goes to the editor who cuts it together, and then you screen it and it goes back through the system again.

Life Great Together World Process

In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

Good Writing Story Animation Between

In live-action, writing, production, and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue to occur between the writer, the director, the actors, and the editor, and it makes the writing process a lot more collaborative and a lot less lonely.

Writing Process Lonely Editing More

One of my favorite films is 'Late Spring' by Yasujiro Ozu. To me, it represents film as art.

Art Spring Me Late Film Favorite

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