Screenwriting 101: Cord Jefferson
“There’s a quote that I love: ‘I hate writing, but I love having written.’ Every time I sit down and write, I’m like, ‘This is a miserable…
“There’s a quote that I love: ‘I hate writing, but I love having written.’ Every time I sit down and write, I’m like, ‘This is a miserable experience. What a life I’ve made for myself. Why am I doing this? What do I think I’m trying to accomplish here?’ And then as soon as I’m done, I’m like, ‘Oh, that was the best thing ever.’ I heard once that women have a hormone when they’re giving birth that allows them to forget the pain so they’re willing to go through it again, and I feel like that’s probably the same hormone that’s being released when I’m writing.”
— Cord Jefferson
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