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Robert McKee Quotes

Story is about originality, not duplication Picture Quote #1

Ninety percent of what we create is not our best work Picture Quote #1

I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can’t be Picture Quote #1

You do not keep the audience’s interest by giving it information, but by withholding information Picture Quote #1

Secure writers don’t sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work invites tampering, while polished, mature work seals its integrity Picture Quote #1

The Business story is designed to trigger the listener to take an effective action. If it doesn’t, the story fails Picture Quote #1

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Story is morally neutral. It can express profound truth or propaganda. The two greatest political storytellers of the 20th Century were Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. Because storytelling is a form of persuasive jujitsu, and because world is full of black belt storytellers, the corporate leader has to train both his offensive and defensive moves Picture Quote #1

Aristotle said time is a measure of change, and this movie is about changing in time, through time, while remaining the same person. That’s a philosophical paradox and a moral dilemma. But ‘Casablanca’ says it’s possible. You can have both. That’s what it means. And that’s my wish for you: that you would have both Picture Quote #1

Curiosity is the intellectual need to answer questions and close open patterns. Story plays to this universal desire by doing the opposite, posing questions and opening situations Picture Quote #1

A fine work of art - music, dance, painting, story - has the power to silence the chatter in the mind and lift us to another place Picture Quote #1

The dirty secret of art is you don’t have to show people your bad writing. That’s what we have the delete key for Picture Quote #1

In life two negatives don’t make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life things just get worse and worse and worse Picture Quote #1

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It seems to me that the civilized human being is a skeptic someone who believes nothing at face value Picture Quote #1

Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliche, it’s the key to victory over fear and it’s cousin, depression Picture Quote #1

Writing is a marathon, not a sprint Picture Quote #1

The universal erosion of values has lead to the universal erosion of story Picture Quote #1

I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can’t be Picture Quote #1

Never sleep with anybody who has more problems than you do Picture Quote #1

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Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points Picture Quote #1

Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing Picture Quote #1

The material of literary talent is words; the material of story talent is life itself Picture Quote #1

To connect to people at the deepest level, you need stories Picture Quote #1

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today Picture Quote #1

Influence is just persuasion in slow motion Picture Quote #1

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Politics is the name we give to the orchestration of power in any society Picture Quote #1

Most of life’s actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower Picture Quote #1

What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens Picture Quote #1

We rarely know where we are going; writing is a discovery Picture Quote #1

All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant Picture Quote #1

In comedy laughter settles all arguments Picture Quote #1

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Story is about originality, not duplication (Robert McKee Quotes) Ninety percent of what we create is not our best work (Robert McKee Quotes) I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can’t be. (Robert McKee Quotes) You do not keep the audience’s interest by giving it information, but by withholding information . (Robert McKee Quotes) Secure writers don’t sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work invites tampering, while polished, mature work seals its integrity (Robert McKee Quotes) The Business story is designed to trigger the listener to take an effective action. If it doesn’t, the story fails (Robert McKee Quotes) Story is morally neutral. It can express profound truth or propaganda. The two greatest political storytellers of the 20th Century were Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. Because storytelling is a form of persuasive jujitsu, and because world is full of black belt storytellers, the corporate leader has to train both his offensive and defensive moves (Robert McKee Quotes) Aristotle said time is a measure of change, and this movie is about changing in time, through time, while remaining the same person. That’s a philosophical paradox and a moral dilemma. But ‘Casablanca’ says it’s possible. You can have both. That’s what it means. And that’s my wish for you: that you would have both (Robert McKee Quotes) Curiosity is the intellectual need to answer questions and close open patterns. Story plays to this universal desire by doing the opposite, posing questions and opening situations. (Robert McKee Quotes) A fine work of art - music, dance, painting, story - has the power to silence the chatter in the mind and lift us to another place. (Robert McKee Quotes) The dirty secret of art is you don’t have to show people your bad writing. That’s what we have the delete key for. (Robert McKee Quotes) In life two negatives don’t make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life things just get worse and worse and worse. (Robert McKee Quotes) It seems to me that the civilized human being is a skeptic someone who believes nothing at face value. (Robert McKee Quotes) Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliche, it’s the key to victory over fear and it’s cousin, depression. (Robert McKee Quotes) Writing is a marathon, not a sprint (Robert McKee Quotes) The universal erosion of values has lead to the universal erosion of story (Robert McKee Quotes) I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can’t be (Robert McKee Quotes) Never sleep with anybody who has more problems than you do (Robert McKee Quotes) Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points (Robert McKee Quotes) Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing (Robert McKee Quotes) The material of literary talent is words; the material of story talent is life itself (Robert McKee Quotes) To connect to people at the deepest level, you need stories (Robert McKee Quotes) Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today (Robert McKee Quotes) Influence is just persuasion in slow motion (Robert McKee Quotes) Politics is the name we give to the orchestration of power in any society (Robert McKee Quotes) Most of life’s actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower (Robert McKee Quotes) What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens (Robert McKee Quotes) We rarely know where we are going; writing is a discovery (Robert McKee Quotes) All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant (Robert McKee Quotes) In comedy laughter settles all arguments (Robert McKee Quotes)

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