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> [A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/a-good-story-is-a-good-story-whatever-the-medium/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/in-terms-of-writing-characters-or-stories-at-least-initially-there-s/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

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## Other authors on Good story

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## More by Michael Arndt

> [If you only know something one way, then you don't really know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/if-you-only-know-something-one-way-then-you-don-t-really-know-it/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [I had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/i-had-read-enough-mediocre-scripts-and-was-determined-not-to-inflict/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [My thing is that most scripts arent bad scripts, theyre just not finished yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/my-thing-is-that-most-scripts-arent-bad-scripts-theyre-just-not/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/i-like-to-begin-every-screenplay-with-a-burst-of-delusional-self/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/the-best-writing-really-does-come-from-the-deepest-most-private-part/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [The fluidity of thought is based on the flexibility of beliefs and the emotional boundaries surrounding them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/the-fluidity-of-thought-is-based-on-the-flexibility-of-beliefs-and/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [My God, there are so many mediocre screenplays out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/my-god-there-are-so-many-mediocre-screenplays-out-there/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [Every problem offers an opportunity for a solution. if you are in the right frame of mind to find it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/every-problem-offers-an-opportunity-for-a-solution-if-you-are-in-the/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [The number one metaphor I have in my mind for writing a screenplay is that...you're trying to climb a mountain blindfolded. And the funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/the-number-one-metaphor-i-have-in-my-mind-for-writing-a-screenplay-is/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/i-can-write-two-scripts-concurrently-but-i-usually-prefer-to-do-one/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [I figured I’d probably write 50 scripts in my life. Out of those 50, I figured maybe five would be produced, and that maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/i-figured-i-d-probably-write-50-scripts-in-my-life-out-of-those-50-i/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [We have the freedom to excel or inhibit our potential. You are the grand designer of your thoughts and emotions. At some level or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/we-have-the-freedom-to-excel-or-inhibit-our-potential-you-are-the/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [If you write a bunch of different characters with a bunch of different opinions, you end up with these long scenes of everyone standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/if-you-write-a-bunch-of-different-characters-with-a-bunch-of/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [Adversity challenges the masks we hide behind, revealing sides of ourselves we have not yet comfortably with the world outside. It is why we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/adversity-challenges-the-masks-we-hide-behind-revealing-sides-of/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

> [You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/you-never-want-your-second-act-or-the-whole-movie-to-just-be-this/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

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