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Michael Arndt

Michael Arndt

American Writer

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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. Michael Arndt

You Long Different Opinions Everyone Characters Scenes Write Talking Around Opinions End Up Bunch Different Different Characters Standing

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

School Has-Been Like Been Graduate Graduate School Pixar Screenwriting Working

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

Good Whatever Medium Good Story Story

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

Good Great Writing Impossible Great One Great Script Almost Task Just Script

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

Good Writing Own Hides Easy Seem Good Writing Makes Artifice Deceptive

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

God Out Screenplays Many Mediocre

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. Michael Arndt

Good Writing Whatever Medium Characters No Difference Good Story Animation Between Terms Least Difference Stories Story Initially

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. Michael Arndt

Director Writing Editing Lonely Collaborative More Writer Writing Process Animation Simultaneously Between Makes Editor Occur Overlap Real Dialogue Lot Discrete Happen Stages Happening Process Production Less Actor

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

Art Me Spring Films Late Favorite Favorite Films Represents Film

I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6 story ideas that are percolating in my head at any one time, so it can get a little crowded in there. Michael Arndt

Time One Time Crowded Write Head Ideas Also However Get Any Story Little Scripts Prefer Two

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