"Deus ex machina not only erases all meaning……" — Robert McKee
"Deus ex machina not only erases all meaning and emotion, it's an insult to the audience. Each of us knows we must choose and act, for better or worse, to determine the meaning of our lives...Deus ex machina is an insult because it is a lie."
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Robert McKee
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54 Quotes by Robert McKee
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In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility.
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In life two negatives don't make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life…
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Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliche, it's the key to victory over fear…
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Most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.
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