Screenwriting 101: Guillermo Arriaga

“I have no education at all in screenwriting. But when I have read all these manuals of screenwriting, they say things that I will never…

Screenwriting 101: Guillermo Arriaga

“I have no education at all in screenwriting. But when I have read all these manuals of screenwriting, they say things that I will never follow. And I have learned that the first rule of screenwriting, or any art, is having no rules. Everyone has to find their own way of doing things.”

Guillermo Arriaga

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