Screenwriting 101: Julia Hart
“I write a ton of dialogue and then I’ll cut a bunch of it out. I’ll write like seven lines where there needs to be one and just cut around…
“I write a ton of dialogue and then I’ll cut a bunch of it out. I’ll write like seven lines where there needs to be one and just cut around that one right line and keep going. I find their voices by having them say too much, by writing down every thought that would be in their head and then cutting off the fat.”
— Julia Hart
Go Into The Story interview, February 2013
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