“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

Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

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American academic specialised in seminars for screenwriters 1941

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