If the question is, 'Do I wish I made thirty million dollars a year,' the answer is, 'You bet.' If the question is, 'Do I wish I could write like Tom Clancy,' the answer must remain, 'No.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I write of the wish that comes true - for some reason, a terrifying concept.
If something is true, no amount of wishful thinking will change it.
When I sit down to write, I don't think, 'OK, what is the next David O. Russell film I can write, or what is Harvey Weinstein going to want to buy?' Or even, 'What are filmgoers going to want.' I try to think, tell a good story. Just do what you do.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.
I mean, you know, sometimes, yeah, you wish for something and you don't get quite what you wish for. But you get something bigger and better.
So then you have to say to yourself: Do I want to be rich, or do I want to do good work?
What we wish, that we readily believe.
You have to figure out 'who am I?' 'What do I want to do?' 'What do I want to say?'
I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.
I can afford to say what I wish.