--- title: "30 Michael Arndt Quotes - Famous Screenwriter (My Heart Grows)" description: "Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter, who has written for the films Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), The Hunger Games: Catching Fir..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b038/author-michael-arndt-21037.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b038/author-michael-arndt-21037.jpg) # Michael Arndt (1970) Screenwriter **30** quotes in **240** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Michael Arndt is a screenwriter, best known for *My Heart Grows*. ## Quick Facts About Michael Arndt Born November 22, 1970 Profession Screenwriter Notable works My Heart Grows ## About Michael Arndt Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter, who has written for the films Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). ## Quotes by 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/) [Finished](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finished/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/michael-arndt-21037_finished_my-thing-is-that-most-scripts-arent-bad_454321.png) > [Who you think you are is only a thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/who-you-think-you-are-is-only-a-thought/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Improvement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/improvement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/michael-arndt-21037_improvement_who-you-think-you-are-is-only-a-thought_3074958.png) > [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/) [Ifs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/michael-arndt-21037_ifs_if-you-only-know-something-one-way-then_12275.png) > [Line up your thoughts up for potential, take action and success will follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/line-up-your-thoughts-up-for-potential-take-action-and-success-will/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/michael-arndt-21037_action_line-up-your-thoughts-up-for-potential-t_3177418.png) > [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/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/michael-arndt-21037_good_a-good-story-is-a-good-story-whatever-th_2619560.png) > [Working at Pixar has been like my graduate school for screenwriting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/working-at-pixar-has-been-like-my-graduate-school-for-screenwriting/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Graduate school](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/graduate-school/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/michael-arndt-21037_graduate-school_working-at-pixar-has-been-like-my-gradua_3059703.png) > [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/) [Mediocre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mediocre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/michael-arndt-21037_mediocre_my-god-there-are-so-many-mediocre-screen_662391.png) > [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/) [Deepest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deepest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/michael-arndt-21037_deepest_the-best-writing-really-does-come-from-t_517608.png) > [You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things…](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/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/michael-arndt-21037_audience_you-never-want-your-second-act-or-the-wh_1260757.png) > [Writing a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/writing-a-great-script-not-just-a-good-one-but-a-great-one-is-almost/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Impossible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/impossible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/651/michael-arndt-21037_impossible_writing-a-great-script-not-just-a-good-o_2166985.png) > [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/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/michael-arndt-21037_belief_the-fluidity-of-thought-is-based-on-the_608453.png) > [Changing how you think costs you no money and it takes no special talent. It does take a commitment on your part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/changing-how-you-think-costs-you-no-money-and-it-takes-no-special/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Changing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/michael-arndt-21037_changing_changing-how-you-think-costs-you-no-mone_1921678.png) > [Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/good-writing-is-deceptive-in-that-it-hides-its-own-artifice-it-makes/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Artifice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artifice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/michael-arndt-21037_artifice_good-writing-is-deceptive-in-that-it-hid_1949213.png) > [Failure can only exist from stagnant perceptions. Everything is a process of learning and if you learn something useful, you have success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/failure-can-only-exist-from-stagnant-perceptions-everything-is-a/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/michael-arndt-21037_failure_failure-can-only-exist-from-stagnant-per_2805866.png) > [If you write a bunch of different characters with a bunch of different opinions, you end up with these long scenes of…](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/) [Bunch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/michael-arndt-21037_bunch_if-you-write-a-bunch-of-different-charac_1138188.png) > [The way you think either stands in your way or assists you in achieving your goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/the-way-you-think-either-stands-in-your-way-or-assists-you-in/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/michael-arndt-21037_achieve_the-way-you-think-either-stands-in-your_2835923.png) > [I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5…](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/) [Also](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/also/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/michael-arndt-21037_also_i-can-write-two-scripts-concurrently-but_842156.jpg) > [In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a…](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/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/michael-arndt-21037_action_in-terms-of-writing-characters-or-storie_2620860.png) > [In live-action, writing, production, and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/in-live-action-writing-production-and-editing-happen-in-discrete/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/michael-arndt-21037_action_in-live-action-writing-production-and-ed_3165840.png) > [We have the freedom to excel or inhibit our potential. You are the grand designer of your thoughts and emotions. At some…](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/) [Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/michael-arndt-21037_accepting_we-have-the-freedom-to-excel-or-inhibit_987039.png) > [I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but (for me, at…](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/) [Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/michael-arndt-21037_any_i-like-to-begin-every-screenplay-with-a_461995.png) > [Adversity challenges the masks we hide behind, revealing sides of ourselves we have not yet comfortably with the world outside. It is…](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/) [Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/michael-arndt-21037_adversity_adversity-challenges-the-masks-we-hide-b_1143965.png) > [The great thing about the animation process is that is goes from, I write the lines, it goes to the actors, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/the-great-thing-about-the-animation-process-is-that-is-goes-from-i/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e0/michael-arndt-21037_about_the-great-thing-about-the-animation-proc_1973203.png) > [I figured I’d probably write 50 scripts in my life. Out of those 50, I figured maybe five would be produced, and…](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/) [Being successful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-successful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/michael-arndt-21037_being-successful_i-figured-i-d-probably-write-50-scripts_981319.jpg) > [The number one metaphor I have in my mind for writing a screenplay is that...you're trying to climb a mountain blindfolded. And…](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/) [Blindfolded](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blindfolded/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/michael-arndt-21037_blindfolded_the-number-one-metaphor-i-have-in-my-min_798119.jpg) > [It drives me crazy when people say, "All we're trying to do is create entertainment." I feel like people go to movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/it-drives-me-crazy-when-people-say-all-we-re-trying-to-do-is-create/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Crazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crazy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/michael-arndt-21037_crazy_it-drives-me-crazy-when-people-say-all-w_1305480.png) > [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/) [Frame of mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/frame-of-mind/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/michael-arndt-21037_frame-of-mind_every-problem-offers-an-opportunity-for_721399.png) > [All thought is created, therefore we are all creators of whatever world we live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/all-thought-is-created-therefore-we-are-all-creators-of-whatever/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Created](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/created/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/michael-arndt-21037_created_all-thought-is-created-therefore-we-are_1375693.png) > [One of my favorite films is LATE SPRING by Yasujiro Ozu. To me, it represents film as art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/one-of-my-favorite-films-is-late-spring-by-yasujiro-ozu-to-me-it/) [Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/michael-arndt-21037_art_one-of-my-favorite-films-is-late-spring_2539776.png) > [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/) [Determined](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/determined/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/michael-arndt-21037_determined_i-had-read-enough-mediocre-scripts-and-w_368009.png) ## Michael Arndt by topic [Writing (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/michael-arndt/) [Self improvement 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