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. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
In live-action, writing, production, and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue to occur between the writer, the director, the actors, and the editor, and it makes the writing process… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
I had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
My thing is that most scripts arent bad scripts, theyre just not finished yet. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
The fluidity of thought is based on the flexibility of beliefs and the emotional boundaries surrounding them. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
Every problem offers an opportunity for a solution. if you are in the right frame of mind to find it. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
We have the freedom to excel or inhibit our potential. You are the grand designer of your thoughts and emotions. At some level or… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
If you write a bunch of different characters with a bunch of different opinions, you end up with these long scenes of everyone standing… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
Adversity challenges the masks we hide behind, revealing sides of ourselves we have not yet comfortably with the world outside. It is why we… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things to take… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
![“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 one or two would be successful. So I always kind of expected I’d write at least one successful film in my life. [...] The way it all came together was kind of like Murphy's…” quote by Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c3d/michael-arndt-21037_being-successful_i-figured-i-d-probably-write-50-scripts_981319.jpg)
