I am a big fan of the TV series Taxi which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen.

Write the kind of movie you would want to see, in a genre you love... view

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I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work... view

By: Douglas Wood

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Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue... view

By: Douglas Wood

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I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston... view

By: Douglas Wood

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I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years... view

By: Douglas Wood

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While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able... view

By: Douglas Wood

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The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure... view

By: Douglas Wood

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Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining... view

By: Douglas Wood

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Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case... view

By: Douglas Wood

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I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts... view

By: Douglas Wood

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Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded... view

By: Douglas Wood

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I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days... view

By: Douglas Wood

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