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Christopher Vogler

(1949) Screenwriter

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Christopher Vogler is a screenwriter.

Quick Facts About Christopher Vogler

Born: January 1, 1949
Profession: Screenwriter

About Christopher Vogler

[Wikidata] Hollywood development executive, screenwriter, author and educator... | [Wikipedia] Christopher Vogler is a Hollywood development executive, screenwriter, author, and educator. He is best known for working with Disney and his screenwriting guide, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers ( 2007).

Quotes by Christopher Vogler

“When you "spell" a word correctly, you are in effect casting a spell, charging these abstract, arbitrary symbols with meaning and power.”

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Language

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As Dante says in the beginning of the Inferno, 'In the midst of life's journey I found myself in a dark wood,…

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Dark

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“I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were…

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Body

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“The Norse runes and the Hebrew alphabet are simple letters for spelling words, but also deep symbols of cosmic significance. This magical…

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Judaism

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“It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic natures. They change, and…

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Change

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“The young, in their innocence, are often wise and capable of teaching the old.”

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Capable

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A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some…

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Analogies

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If two or more organs of the body are not squirting fluids, the story's no good!

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Body

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