There is no screenplay-writing recipe that guarantees your cake will rise..

To get the truth, you want to get your own heart to pound while you write..

It seems to me that the civilized human being is a skeptic someone who believes nothing at face value..

Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact..

Leaders use story to author the future..

Life is chaotic and meaningless, and you have to find your meaning. You must find the answer, you can't just live. That's the point of story: helping….

Story isn't a flight from reality but a vehicle that carries us on our search for reality..

Stories are the currency of human relationships..

Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points..

The material of literary talent is words; the material of story talent is life itself..

Secure writers don't sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work inv….

The principle of Creative Limitations calls for freedom within a circle of obstacles and restricted boundaries. Talent is like a muscle: without some….

When talented people write badly, it's generally for one of two reasons: Either they're blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove of they're dr….

The Business story is designed to trigger the listener to take an effective action. If it doesn't, the story fails..

Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing..

Of the total creative effort represented in a finished work, 75 percent or more of a writer's labor goes into designing the story designing story tes….

Oh, by the way, I tend to use a lot of profanities. I do that for a reason: I like it..

Stories build cultures by answering the big questions..

To connect to people at the deepest level, you need stories..

Don't be didactic - don't write about poverty. Write about poor people. When you dramatize their lives and let life and characters be your inspiratio….

Most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower..