L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know why. On many levels, it's such a thankless occupation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
Being a professional screenwriter is perhaps the hardest occupation. Because nothing is ever yours and, by the nature of the medium, you are never ultimately responsible for your work. It can be interesting - if you have another outlet.
I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.
Since I began making movies, I've always looked for screenwriters instead of going through the long and painful process of writing.
Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.
L.A. is so focused on TV and film that theater is kind of an arcane sport. People look at you like you're doing something cute.
Everybody in L.A. has a screenplay. The guy pumping your gas has a screenplay.
L.A.'s become so cosmopolitan in its casting and also in its world view.
As a writer, all you want to do is write for great actors. That's all.
Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers.