For me, the hardest part is getting up and writing, that’s the hard part. I always felt like I could teach someone to direct if I really had to.
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Ben Younger7 quotes“For me, the hardest part is getting up and writing, that’s the hard part. I always felt like I could teach someone to direct if I really had to.”
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I feel like it’s a skill that’s passable, but writing… writing is the worst. That’s what I’m doing right now, it’s just the hardest thing that you’ll ever do.
Ben YoungerBen Younger As a director you already have a script, you have actors… you have collaborators when you’re a director.
Ben YoungerBen Younger I almost feel like I didn’t pay enough dues, it was pretty incredible. I always thought I’d work with her, I just didn’t think it would happen at this point in my career.
Ben YoungerBen Younger “A good director is one that lets you improv,” that’s ridiculous. There’s some actors who should not be improving and there are some scripts that should not be touched. I think it’s just a case by case basis.
Ben YoungerBen Younger When you’re writing there’s no one to collaborate with, there’s no material to look at. I haven’t adapted something yet, so, I’m sure that would be helpful. When you’re writing an original piece you have nothing.
Ben YoungerBen Younger You know, you kinda think you’re gonna have to work for twenty years before you get to work with Meryl Streep. So getting to work with her…
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