Brian Koppelman Quotes

#1. Maybe the price of forgetting that even in America, even in New York City, when a man back home is talking, you better listen closely.

Brian Koppelman

#2. You don't need any expert's permission to write your story, your way.

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#3. What unifies every part of my journey is I always lead with my curiosity, obsession, or fascination.

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#4. 'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.

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#5. All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide.

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#6. For artists, there's a very fine line between delusion and belief.

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#7. The step that a lot of people miss is a dispassionate evaluation of the reasons [for rejection]. If you can dispassionately evaluate the reasons for rejection and find them with merit, you can address them; if without merit, you can ignore them.

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#8. If you are rigorous in your own R&D in whatever your area is, you do your own testing, and you really stress-test the thing that you do, I think that gives you a tremendous amount of inner fortitude when you come up against the monolith.

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#9. Hollywood is a land of self-invention.

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#10. Everyday, it's about building a practice that enables you to try and forget that you're afraid.

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