Author: Douglas Wood

Quotes

When I saw 'The Player', I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience.

When I saw 'The Player', I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience.

- Douglas Wood

The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards.

The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards.

- Douglas Wood

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 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.

- Douglas Wood

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

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

- Douglas Wood

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

- Douglas Wood

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.

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.

- Douglas Wood

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

- Douglas Wood

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.

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.

- Douglas Wood

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