Top 26 Quotes by Douglas Wood

I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust.

Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue.

The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure.

Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.

Write the kind of movie you would want to see, in a genre you love.

I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts.

I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project.

Originality is, for me, the most important quality in a script.

I love all of Albert Brooks' work from 'Defending Your Life' back to his first film, 'Real Life', but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work.

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.