@screenwritinginla: Let your characters take the wheel. Don’t force them into situations they don’t want to be in. Do whatever you gotta do before you start writing to get to a place where your characters have their own minds (which is really a deep connection with your own intuition), then allow them to make decisions for themselves. All my favorite writers say this same things. Just in different ways. But PTA is a master at it. No pun intended. He’s talking about The Master in this interview… A good practice is to free write about your characters or from their POV without thinking about it. At all. Just try to tap into your subconscious. Set a timer and just go. No stopping. Fuck grammar. Just write and see what comes out. Before you actually start on your script. 👉Reminder: @Kinolime FREE feature script competition is open! Winning script gets made. Link in bio to learn more. Video: Paul Thomas Anderson Interview on The Master - Los Angeles Times #screenwriting #screenwriter #filmmaking #paulthomasanderson #cinema

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