Jeffrey Alan Schechter

#mscbuys Finished the first draft of "MY STORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR STORY!" The exclamation mark is part of the title. Am excited, though. #

This one's making the rounds. Never underestimate the power of a good story! http://bit.ly/4anqY7 #

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.–Alfred Hitchcock # Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.–Billy Wilder #mscbuys #swu # Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think? I'm a f**king actor! –Brad Pitt #mscbuys #swu # […]

Tell it with pictures. Direct it like you were making a silent. –John Ford to Elia Kazan #mscbuys #swu # First rule of screenwriting:You will be asked for changes as long as there is time, Xerox machines and actors –Dennis Foley #mscbuys #swu # I was a failed playwright but one with TV shows on […]

Marty, if the man and woman walk away 2gether at the end of the picture, it adds $10mil to the box office -Lucas to Scorsese #mscbuys #swu # A lot of successful people in Hollywood aren't good listeners. -Ron Lux #mscbuys #swu # My advice to a budding literary critic…learn to distinguish banality. Mediocrity thrives […]