You get cynical
7th August 2017 | for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, KEEP CREATING, filmmaking, screenwriting |
"You go in with these extremely high hopes. I don't know why after a while you have those hopes, because it's very hard to continue to be serious about writing screenplays. You get cynical, and you feel like the money's the only thing."
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