"If you can't play all the instruments in……" — Robert McKee
"If you can't play all the instruments in the orchestra of story, no matter what music may be in your imagination, you're condemned to hum the same old tune."
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54 Quotes by Robert McKee
Robert McKee has 54 quotes on this site.
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Boredom is the inner conflict we suffer when we lose desire, when we lack a lacking.
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In comedy laughter settles all arguments.
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To get the truth, you want to get your own heart to pound while you write.
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Deus ex machina not only erases all meaning and emotion, it's an insult to the audience. Each of us knows…
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Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else,…
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A fine work of art - music, dance, painting, story - has the power to silence the chatter in the…
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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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Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency…
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When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums. When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to…
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Most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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