Aristotle said time is a measure of change, and this movie is about changing in time, through time, while remaining the same person. That's a philosophical paradox and a moral dilemma. But 'Casablanca' says it's possible. You can have both.… — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
Story isn't a flight from reality but a vehicle that carries us on our search for reality, — Robert McKee Copy Share
Don't be didactic - don't write about poverty. Write about poor people. When you dramatize their lives and let life and characters be your… — Robert McKee Copy Share
Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing. — Robert McKee Copy Share
“If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling, you're in deep shit.” — Robert McKee Copy Share
What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens. — Robert McKee Copy Share
The universal erosion of values has lead to the universal erosion of story. — Robert McKee Copy Share
In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility. — Robert McKee Copy Share
Good story' means something worth telling that the world wants to hear. Finding this is your lonely task...But the love of a good story,… — Robert McKee Copy Share
We realize we can't go around saying and doing what we're actually thinking and feeling. If we all did that, life would be a… — Robert McKee Copy Share
Oh, by the way, I tend to use a lot of profanities. I do that for a reason: I like it. — Robert McKee Copy Share
