There Is A Profound And Ineradicable Taint

My Dad Was An Immigrant Kid And A Democrat And A Jew, And We Didn't Know Any Republicans In Our Group. So I Grew Up Democratic. My Dad Was A Labor Lawyer - A Very Hardworking Guy, A One-horse Labor Lawyer - And Then I Went To Hippie College And Lived In The Bubble.

Don't Write Stage Directions. If It Is Not Apparent What The Character Is Trying To Accomplish By Saying The Line, Tell Us How The Character Said It Or Whether Or Not She Moved To The Couch Isn't Going To Aid The Case.

Culture Exists And Evolves To Relegate To Habit Categories Of Interactions The Constant Conscious Reference To Which Would Make Human Interaction Impossible.

If You Pretend The Characters Cant Speak, And Write A Silent Movie, You Will Be Writing Great Drama.

Cultivate A Love Of Skill. Learn Theatrical Skills. They Will Give You Continual Pleasure, Self-confidence, And Link You To Fifty Thousand Years Of The History Of Our Profession.