Quotes By Author: robert mckee

“Story is metaphor for life and life is lived in time.”

“All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant.”

“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 driven by an emotion they must express. When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They’re moved by a desire to touch the audience.”

“If the story you’re telling, is the story you’re telling, you’re in deep shit.”

“No civilization, including Plato’s, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much.”