Robert McKeeDo 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.
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When an artist is really getting somewhere, it’s common for him or her to want to express that feeling through music, painting, or other creative mediums. That becomes their job. And that’s the problem. They’re doing their job not because they love to do it, but because they have to do it. Their art takes on a life of its own, and if they ever stop loving what they do, it could go away.
Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, And The Principles Of Screenwriting
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