Given the choice between trivial material brilliantly told versus profound material badly told, an audience will always choose the trivial told brilliantly. Robert McKee More Quotes by Robert McKee More Quotes From Robert McKee Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. Robert McKee powerfulleadershipmorning Life is chaotic and meaningless, and you have to find your meaning. You must find the answer, you can't just live. That's the point of story: helping you find your meaning in life. Robert McKee storiesanswershelping 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. Robert McKee voicewritingcharacter Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact. Robert McKee powerfulcreativemeaningful We often put off doing something for as long as possible, then as we finally make the decision and step into the action, we're surprised by its relative ease. We're left to wonder why we dreaded it until we realize that most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower. Robert McKee decisioneaselong Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what the world asks of you is courage, courage to risk rejection, ridicule and failure. As you follow the quest for stories told with meaning and beauty, study thoughtfully but write boldly. Then, like the hero of the fable, your dance will dazzle the world. Robert McKee skillsherowriting When you do enough research, the story almost writes itself. Lines of development spring loose and you'll have choices galore. Robert McKee choiceswritingspring To connect to people at the deepest level, you need stories. Robert McKee storiespeopleneeds When talented people write badly, it's generally for one of two reasons: Either they're blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove of they're driven by an emotion they must express. When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They're moved by a desire to touch the audience. Robert McKee writingtwoideas A fine work of art - music, dance, painting, story - has the power to silence the chatter in the mind and lift us to another place. Robert McKee silencemindart All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant. Robert McKee drill-sergeantdisciplinewriting Writing is a marathon, not a sprint. Robert McKee sprintmarathonwriting The Business story is designed to trigger the listener to take an effective action. If it doesn't, the story fails. Robert McKee failingstoriesaction Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliche, it's the key to victory over fear and it's cousin, depression. Robert McKee cousinfearwar In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility. Robert McKee liarslyingart Stories are the currency of human relationships. Robert McKee currencyhumansstories When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums. When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to the storyteller. Robert McKee emotionalmeaningfulmuseums Stories build cultures by answering the big questions. Robert McKee bigsstoriesculture The mark of a master is to select only a few moments, but give us a lifetime. Robert McKee momentslifetimegiving Of the total creative effort represented in a finished work, 75 percent or more of a writer's labor goes into designing the story designing story tests the maturity and insight of the writer, his knowledge of society, nature, and the human heart. Story demands both vivid imagination and powerful analytic thought. Robert McKee maturitypowerfulheart
