Unlocking the Secrets Behind John Logan’s Screenwriting Mastery: What Every Aspiring Writer Must Know
“Very early in my career, something clicked for me. I remember writing the line in Gladiator, ‘Are you not entertained?’ that Maximus says in the provincial arena. I said to myself: I think I can be a screenwriter. That line had a power, resonance, and muscularity appropriate to that character. But it was also elevated. It stood out from the rest of the text. I’m always looking for those lines and you know them when they come.”
— John Logan
Written By magazine, Summer 2014
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