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I am pathetic

...and God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you. That's...

Adaptation • 2002

Charlie Kaufman:

[voice-over]
I am pathetic, I am a loser... Robert McKee:
So what is the substance of writing? Charlie Kaufman:
[voice-over]
I have failed, I am panicked. I've sold out, I am worthless, I... What the fuck am I doing here? What the fuck am I doing here? Fuck. It is my weakness, my ultimate lack of conviction that brings me here. Easy answers used to shortcut yourself to success. And here I am because my jump into the abysmal well - isn't that just a risk one takes when attempting something new? I should leave here right now. I'll start over. I need to face this project head on and... Robert McKee:
...and God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you. That's flaccid, sloppy writing. Any idiot can write a voice-over narration to explain the thoughts of a character

Full Transcript

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I am pathetic I am a loser So

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what is the substance of writing

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I have failed I am panicked I have sold out I am worthless

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I What the fuck am I doing here

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What the fuck am I doing here Fuck

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It is my weakness my ultimate lack of conviction that brings me here

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Easy answers rules to shortcut yourself to success

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And here I am because my jaunt into the abyss brought me nothing

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Well isn't that just the risk one takes for attempting something new

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I should leave right now I'll start over I need to face this project head on

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And God help you if you use voice over in your work my friends

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God help you It's flaccid sloppy writing

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Any idiot can write voice over narration to explain the thoughts of the character

Duration

47 seconds

Views

6,005

Timestamp in Movie

01:06:46

Uploaded

Nov 28, 2022

Genres

Production

Columbia Pictures,Propaganda Films,Good Machine,Intermedia,Beverly Detroit Studios,Clinica Estetico

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Movie Summary

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Actors

Charlie Kaufman

Robert Mckee