Screenwriting 101: Stirling Silliphant

“I *DETEST* the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I’ll tell you a…

Screenwriting 101: Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant

“I *DETEST* the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I’ll tell you a story — maybe a thousand stories. The interaction between and among human beings is the only story worth telling.”

— Stirling Silliphant

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