Author: Douglas Wood

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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

I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. 'Bullets Over Broadway' is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.

I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. 'Bullets Over Broadway' is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.

- 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

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

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

- 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

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