Syd Field Quotes

• Writing a screenplay is like climbing a mountain. When you’re climbing, all you can see is the rock in front of you and the rock directly above you. You can’t see where you’ve come from or where you’re going.

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  Writing   Rocks   Climbing  

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• Writing should be an adventure, shrouded in mystery and uncertainty, blessed with amazing grace. In theory, of course

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  Blessed   Writing   Adventure  

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• All drama is conflict. Without conflict, there is no action. Without action, there is no character. Without character, there is no story. And without story, there is no screenplay.

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  Drama   Character   Cinema  

  Syd Field (2009). “Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay”, p.17, Delta

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• Confusion is the first step toward clarity

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  Confusion   Firsts   Steps  

  Syd Field (2008). “The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay, Newly Revised and Updated”, p.134, Delta

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• But over the years, I've learned not to believe too much in luck or accidents; T think everything happens for a reason. There's something to be learned from every moment, every experience we encounter during the brief time we spend on this planet. Call it fate, call it destiny, call it what you will; it really doesn't matter.

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  Believe   Fate   Destiny  

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• What a person does is what he IS, not what he says.

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  Doe   Persons  

  Syd Field (2009). “Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay”, p.262, Delta

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