The Greater The Intellect, The More Ease

The Main Question In Drama, The Way I Was Taught, Is Always, 'what Does The Protagonist Want?' That's What Drama Is. It Comes Down To That. It's Not About Theme, It's Not About Ideas, It's Not About Setting, But What The Protagonist Wants.

If You Pretend The Characters Cant Speak, And Write A Silent Movie, You Will Be Writing Great Drama.

I've Always Been Fascinated By The Picaresque.

To Find Beauty In The Sad, Hope In The Midst Of Loss, And Dignity In Failure Is Great Poetic Art.

The Founders Recognized That Government Is Quite Literally A Necessary Evil, That There Must Be Opposition, Between Its Various Branches, And Between Political Parties, For These Are The Only Ways To Temper The Individual's Greed For Power And The Electorates' Desires For Peace By Submission To Coercion Or Blandishment.