Screenwriting 101: John August
“I counted it up once. I think I have written 45 full screenplays. Of those, maybe 15 have been shot, in some form. That’s a pretty good…
“I counted it up once. I think I have written 45 full screenplays. Of those, maybe 15 have been shot, in some form. That’s a pretty good track record, but it’s not 100%. It is frustrating that, as a screenwriter, I’ve seen all those movies and they don’t exist in the real world. They’re just inside my head and on those pages.”
— John August
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