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Nov 16, 2018 · The late Oscar-winning screenwriter of "All the President's Men" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" taught Hollywood that "nobody knows anything." Read how he applied this principle to his scripts, from "The Princess Bride" to "The Great Waldo Pepper".
And you know you’re not that good. You realize you’re not going to be Chekhov, you’re not going to be Cervantes, you’re not going to be Irwin Shaw, who is the crucial figure for me. And so you go into your pit alone, hoping, trying to fake yourself out that this time you will be wonderful.
“Nobody knows anything..... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one.” ― William Goldman, Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting
Apr 6, 2000 · In Hollywood, screenwriter William Goldman is known for many things. He had seven scripts produced between 1970 and 1978. (And none between 1979-1987.) ... “Nobody knows anything.” Actually ...
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting.
Nov 16, 2018 · William Goldman once said, “The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.” ... His axiom, “Nobody knows anything,” is one of the most oft-repeated phrases in the movie business, a ...
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Nov 16, 2018 · Fri Nov 16 2018 - 16:30. The world is full of “scriptwriting gurus”. Most have never penned a film you’d cross the street to see. William Goldman, who has died in New York at the age of 87 ...
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