"Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be." -Hugh Laurie
Hired, fired, and thrown under the bus.
How many Screenwriters do you know who are celebrities? Actors get their moment in the limelight, and now the director gets some of the glitz and glamour, but the writer--he is thrown to the wolves.
Think about it: how many Actors can you rattle off? Now, think of how many Screenwriters you know. If a film wins Best Picture, does anyone care who wrote it?
We know this going into it, and frankly, it was never about the red carpets, the fancy champagne, or the Oscar speeches. It was always, and always will be about the story.
We get 3% of the budget, while a hot shot actor reads our words for $20 million, but it doesn't matter, because, at the end of the day, we are proud of the words we write--and we know deep down inside that the show wouldn't go on--in fact there would be no show--if it weren't for us.
Sleep soundly, my friends, because you earned every penny of that 3%.
Hired, fired, and thrown under the bus.
How many Screenwriters do you know who are celebrities? Actors get their moment in the limelight, and now the director gets some of the glitz and glamour, but the writer--he is thrown to the wolves.
Think about it: how many Actors can you rattle off? Now, think of how many Screenwriters you know. If a film wins Best Picture, does anyone care who wrote it?
We know this going into it, and frankly, it was never about the red carpets, the fancy champagne, or the Oscar speeches. It was always, and always will be about the story.
We get 3% of the budget, while a hot shot actor reads our words for $20 million, but it doesn't matter, because, at the end of the day, we are proud of the words we write--and we know deep down inside that the show wouldn't go on--in fact there would be no show--if it weren't for us.
Sleep soundly, my friends, because you earned every penny of that 3%.
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