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Formative Creative Experiences: I was an actor and playwright in Chicago before I moved to Los Angeles. I ran a theatre company - The Cypress Groups - for three years. Once you\'ve run a theatre company... nothing seems too ridiculous.
'; bioContent += 'Influential Movies or TV Shows: There are many, but the two films I most wish I wrote are Babe and Bound. Also anything by the Coen Brothers. Or John Sayles. Or...well there are lots of films.
'; bioContent += 'Comment on Your WBC Experience: It was great experience, the right thing at the right time for me.
'; bioContent += 'What are your favorite WBC tools: The attitude, "The Secret to Writing is Writing." And rewriting. And rewriting. And maybe... rewriting.
'; bioContent += 'How you got your start in the business: Time and luck. I kept rewriting the same screenplay 70 times until someone finally got it. Even then no one got it, so I rewrote it again.
'; bioContent += 'Describe the Transition Stages of Your Career: There was a slow transition from actor to writer, then from writer to screenwriter, and now from screenwriter to "film writer". The last one is the hardest, and constantly has me tied in knots.
'; bioContent += 'How many hours per week do you devote to your creative work: Successful or unsuccessful? I spend a good 4 to 5 hours a day trying to write, if I get an hour\'s worth of good stuff I\'m a genius.
'; bioContent += 'What biases or preferences do you have regarding the writing process: I try to write about something I care about. That is easier to do BEFORE you become part of the industry .I still want everything to be perfect.
'; bioContent += 'Do you have any special rituals, places you write, etc.: Not really. I have a desk. I do use it, but the best work comes at the oddest times.
'; bioContent += 'Do you have anything you\'d like to say about LA or the entertainment world: Be kind. In the end it will serve you well. Those stories about the petulant artist, the one who pisses people off on the way to great art... mostly a myth. People with talent know they have talent, but try as hard as possible not to let you know they have it.
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