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“I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.'” quote by Taylor Sheridan — Download Open image

“I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.'”

Taylor Sheridan

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I work very hard to line up stereotypes and then smash them with a hammer.

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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.

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