Screenwriting 101: Naomi Foner
“From the beginning, I did this because I thought there were stories that had nothing to do with me, but needed to be told, and that if I…
“From the beginning, I did this because I thought there were stories that had nothing to do with me, but needed to be told, and that if I could be the instrument of telling them, then they could keep me going. If you do it to be rich and famous, that’s a terribly wrongheaded idea. If you’re doing it to tell stories that need to be told, you can get yourself through the bad moments, because you’re doing something bigger, something that transcends you.”
— Naomi Foner
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