Quotes from Douglas Wood

There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!

Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true.

When I saw 'The Player', I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience.

Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case.

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts.

Robert Altman's 'Nashville' is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining.

The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure.

I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston.

All of the material for 'The Fine Line' was created via improvisation with my partner, but not in front of an audience. We'd continue to refine it in front of an audience based on their responses until it was set and scripted.

I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days.