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The Correct Unit Of Study Is Not The Play; It Is The Scene.

The True Writer Must Write Not The Acceptable But The True.

Consider: For All The Gobbledegook [film Studio] Executives Spout About Backstory, All That We, The Audience, Want To Know Is What Happens Next. That's The Only Thing That's Going On. . . . Character Is Nothing Other Than Action, And Character-driven Means The Plot Stinks, And You'd Better Hope The Star Is Popular Enough To Open The Movie In Spite Of It.

When We Leave The Play Saying How Spectacular The Sets Or Costumes Were, Or How Interesting The Ideas, It Means We Had A Bad Time.

They Say The Definition Of Ambivalence Is Watching Your Mother-in-law Drive Over A Cliff In Your New Cadillac.