When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. Thats what writing a screenplay is.
John Patrick ShanleyWhatever you do in terms of telling a story, the most important thing that you can define is who you are.
John Patrick ShanleyI am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. All the really exciting things possible during the course of a lifetime require a little more courage than we currently have. A deep breath and a leap.
John Patrick Shanley