Screenwriting 101: Richard Brooks

“The difference between man (and I mean ‘man’ for men and women both) and all the other animals in the world is that other animals can know hunger, fear, pain, but they know nothing about hope. Man does. That’s the big difference. That’s what makes man a different kind of animal. He knows about hope.

That’s what I try to put into a picture, even if it’s a bleak picture. That there is something worthwhile [to aspire to]. Sex is a tremendous drive, and love, but that is not enough. People have to care about each other, too. Then the picture means something. People care when someone reaches a hand out to someone. Then you begin to care about the movie, whether you know it or not.”

— Richard Brooks

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