The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you. Michael Arndt Read Quote
I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but (for me, at least) there doesn’t seem to be any other way to start writing a script. Michael Arndt Read Quote
In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there’s no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium. Michael Arndt Read Quote
The great thing about the animation process is that is goes from, I write the lines, it goes to the actors, the actors bring a whole world to that, they bring the characters to life, then it goes to the animators, then it goes to the editor who cuts it together, and then you screen it and it goes back through the system again. Michael Arndt Read Quote
Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice – it makes it seem easy. Michael Arndt Read Quote
I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6 story ideas that are percolating in my head at any one time, so it can get a little crowded in there. Michael Arndt Read Quote
One of my favorite films is ‘Late Spring’ by Yasujiro Ozu. To me, it represents film as art. Michael Arndt Read Quote
You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things to take the audience by surprise. Michael Arndt Read Quote
If you write a bunch of different characters with a bunch of different opinions, you end up with these long scenes of everyone standing around talking. Michael Arndt Read Quote
