Re: MYTH: A screenplay has to be good.
Charlie Kaufman is one of those examples that keeps some writers going. But few people can get away with things the way he and a handful of others do. Even major actors, writers and directors have to struggle hard to get passion projects off the ground, because they're just not considered commercially attractive. This was a long time ago, but I remember reading that Robert Duvall spent 13 years trying to get THE APOSTLE made. There are tons of examples like that, it just goes to show how difficult it is even when you ARE somebody.
I think I read that the indie scene was on its way to a revival, which is good news indeed. Some types of scripts you just don't waste your time pitching to the big league, they're much more suited to smaller companies that have taken risks on similar material and that are known for producing non mainstream flicks.
Originally posted by tuukka
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I think I read that the indie scene was on its way to a revival, which is good news indeed. Some types of scripts you just don't waste your time pitching to the big league, they're much more suited to smaller companies that have taken risks on similar material and that are known for producing non mainstream flicks.
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