You're guaranteed to be lucky several times in your…
““You're guaranteed to be lucky several times in your life-it's what you do with it. Young writers spend all their time worrying, in a way that David Gerrold did not and I did not. How do they get to meet the right people? How do they get to the right parties? If only someone would read my script... Forget all that. All these things are easy and will happen. The way you get your script to the right people is that you put it in an envelope. It's fucking easy. The difficult bit is writing something that is so good people will take a punt on a brand new writer. That's it-you have to write an absolutely terrific script.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Success depends on creating work of such high quality that others are willing to take a chance on an unknown writer.
In simple terms: Write great work to get noticed.
Key Takeaway
Focus on excellence, not networking tricks.
Themes
writing
career
risk
networking
creativity
Mood
determined
realistic
Type
advice
motivational
When to use this quote
- scriptwriting
- pitching
- agent outreach
- festival submissions
Key Concepts
quality
risk
exposure
industry dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- What can you control in your creative process?
- How do you balance perfectionism with productivity?
A Different Perspective
Even great scripts may be ignored without proper channels.