Screenwriting 101: David Guggenheim

“In any notes process, I will take any idea and I will try it. I may not agree with it when it’s given to me, but I always give the idea a chance, and I’ll try it. If it doesn’t work, then at least I tried it, and I can make an informed argument why it doesn’t work… I think you have to be ready to tear apart anything that doesn’t work on your script, and start from scratch.”

— David Guggenheim

April 2013 Go Into The Story interview

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