Brian Koppelman Quotes

• 'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.

  Brian Koppelman

  Inspirational, Writing, Thinking

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• For artists, there's a very fine line between delusion and belief.

  Brian Koppelman

  Artist, Lines, Belief

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• The step that a lot of people miss is a dispassionate evaluation of the reasons [for rejection]. If you can dispassionately evaluate the reasons for rejection and find them with merit, you can address them; if without merit, you can ignore them.

  Brian Koppelman

  People, Rejection, Missing

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• What unifies every part of my journey is I always lead with my curiosity, obsession, or fascination.

  Brian Koppelman

  Journey, Curiosity, Fascination

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• Everyday, it's about building a practice that enables you to try and forget that you're afraid.

  Brian Koppelman

  Practice, Everyday, Trying

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• If you are rigorous in your own R&D in whatever your area is, you do your own testing, and you really stress-test the thing that you do, I think that gives you a tremendous amount of inner fortitude when you come up against the monolith.

  Brian Koppelman

  Stress, Thinking, Giving

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• All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide.

  Brian Koppelman

  Book, Bullshit, Watches

  "Six Second Screenplay Tips from Screenwriter Brian Koppelman (on Vine!)" by Paula Bernstein, www.indiewire.com. September 27, 2013.

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• Hollywood is a land of self-invention.

  Brian Koppelman

  Self, Land, Hollywood

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