Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes artifice deceptive easy
I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but (for me, at least) there doesn't seem to be any other way to start writing a script. Michael Arndt beginburstconfidence Change image and share on social
Working at Pixar has been like my graduate school for screenwriting. Michael Arndt graduatepixarschool Change image and share on social
If you write a bunch of different characters with a bunch of different opinions, you end up with these long scenes of everyone standing around talking. Michael Arndt bunchcharacterend Change image and share on social
I liked Dallas better because it was more deceptive, you could do more with it. Larry Hagman dallasdeceptive Change image and share on social
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. Epicurus acquireeasyfree Change image and share on social
I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool. Daryl Hall artificebelongcool Change image and share on social
