It Is The Objective Of The Protagonist

Any Claim To Actual Identification As A Drama Must Rest Upon The Construction Of A Plot Independent Of The Assignment Of Affliction To The Protagonist.

Films Have Degenerated To Their Original Operation As Carnival Amusement - They Offer Not Drama But Thrills.

The Great Movie Can Be As Free Of Being A Record Of The Progress Of The Protagonist As Is A Dream.

There Is No Such Thing As Character Other Than The Habitual Action, As Mr. Aristotle Told Us Two Thousand Years Ago.

I Go Out There. I'm Out There Every Day. [pause] There Is Nothing Out There.