If you only know something one way, then you don't really know it. Michael Arndt More Quotes by Michael Arndt More Quotes From Michael Arndt The great thing about the animation process is that is goes from, I write the lines, it goes to the actors, the actors bring a whole world to that, they bring the characters to life, then it goes to the animators, then it goes to the editor who cuts it together, and then you screen it and it goes back through the system again. Michael Arndt cutting writing character My thing is that most scripts arent bad scripts, theyre just not finished yet. Michael Arndt finished scripts Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy. Michael Arndt deceptive easy writing One of my favorite films is LATE SPRING by Yasujiro Ozu. To me, it represents film as art. Michael Arndt film spring art I had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world. Michael Arndt scripts determined world The way you think either stands in your way or assists you in achieving your goals. Michael Arndt self-improvement goal thinking The fluidity of thought is based on the flexibility of beliefs and the emotional boundaries surrounding them. Michael Arndt self-improvement fluidity emotional In live-action, writing, production and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue to occur between the writer, the director, the actors and the editor, and it makes the writing process a lot more collaborative and a lot less lonely. Michael Arndt lonely real writing Who you think you are is only a thought. Michael Arndt self-improvement improvement thinking