The empirical is very important, but merit is inherent and not acquired. A university is massively important because you can see where you stand naturally in the ranks, and try yourself out, but education is just reading and understanding what you read.
William MonahanI never viewed screen drama as a vulgar form, or a lesser one, and I've never written it left-handed.
William MonahanIf you write a screenplay that gets circulated, you have a bigger readership than any literary novelist. And it's an educated audience as well.
William MonahanMost films go out like skydivers who have had their chutes packed by a committee of blind schizophrenics.
William Monahan