Quoted from screenrider These people were told that, too.   [url][/url]

Better ones:

Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman were voted least likely to succeed in their acting classes.

The feedback on Fred Astaire's card at a casting agency:

"Can't sing, can't act, can dance a little."

'The guitar's allright, John, but you'll never make a living out of it' - John Lennon's Aunt Mimi.

'Guitar groups are on the way out, Mr.Epstein. Go back to Liverpool where you have a good business' - Dick Rowe, Decca Records, 1962.

Everyone used to laugh when Brain Epstein told them the Beatles would be bigger than Elvis.

Someone once said Mike Shelton would never be a SimplyScripts Radio Show Host.  But look at him now.  And he's a damn good one.

...with the exception of the ****sucker comment on the Valentines show.

Oh well...progress, not perfection.

Quoted from stevie Everyone used to laugh when Brain Epstein told them the Beatles would be bigger than Elvis.

And became enraged when they did become bigger than Jesus...Fickle basta?ds >

Quoted from Colkurtz8 And became enraged when they did become bigger than Jesus...Fickle basta?ds >

In your dreams, Colkurtz.

John actually said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, which, at the time - 1966 - was true.

I'm not sure if this is your first one week challenge or your fifth, but don't let  negative comments discourage you from entering the next one. My script is taking a severe beating. I've had others, Diplopia, for example, that have been better received. Not every song is going to be a hit.

Consider what's been said -- also, consider who said it.  If you respect 'em, if you like their work, then be thankful for their comments. If not, dismiss 'em.

I'm here off and on, but I think the most thoughtful comments come from Bert, George and Pia -- even though she usually doesn't like my work. For absolute honesty, Dreamscale is good. You might not like what he has to say, but usually it's spot on.

Sniper had some good things to say in this thread. Things that I'm going to take on board.

Seth

Quoted from stevie John actually said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, which, at the time - 1966 - was true.

Right on, its even more true today.

Quoted from Colkurtz8 Right on, its even more true today.

Thank God!

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

I was listening to this today : )

Re the famous failures. For every one of them who made it there're tens of thousands who haven't. I remember seeing a comic once, where an athlete who had just won a race, said "the reason I won was because I trained hard and believed in myself etc. Then the guy who came second said "that doesn't work. I did all that and lost." Anyhow my point was that there are more people winning the lottery in a given year than there are people who are getting paid millions of dollars to act in movies. So therefore, statistically speaking, you're more likely to win the lottery than you are to become an A-list Hollywood actor. That's not me, being pessimistic or cynical, that's just the cold hard facts. If you take it a step further and compare the amount of actors who win Oscars in a given year compared to people who win lotteries then the stats are even more damming. So personally I think telling people that the sky is the limit if you work hard enough is just setting them up for disappointment and feelings of failure. Because the truth is the overwhelming majority of people who attempt to become Hollywood A-listers will fail.

Quoted from Seth I'm not sure if this is your first one week challenge or your fifth, but don't let  negative comments discourage you from entering the next one. My script is taking a severe beating. I've had others, Diplopia, for example, that have been better received. Not every song is going to be a hit. Consider what's been said -- also, consider who said it.  If you respect 'em, if you like their work, then be thankful for their comments. If not, dismiss 'em. I'm here off and on, but I think the most thoughtful comments come from Bert, George and Pia -- even though she usually doesn't like my work. For absolute honesty, Dreamscale is good. You might not like what he has to say, but usually it's spot on. Sniper had some good things to say in this thread. Things that I'm going to take on board. Seth

It wasn't actually anything to do with the OWC. It was more a general feeling that had been in the back of my head for a while. Just wanted to see if anybody else had experienced it, really - it's all very well to have that ambition or this ambition, but don't you ever worry that there's a certain level that might be beyond your capabilities as a writer?

Again, I'm not saying that this is what I fear for myself, or indeed this is what'll happen to anyone. I was just musing, really.

Solid is good, not bad.

I use it to describe scripts that don't have any fundamental flaws, but just lack that extra hint of inspiration...which, is of course, your fear.

Easiest way to elevate a solid script?

More original premise. A brilliant idea solidly told will make a very good script.

So the first step may be to merely be more selective over material. Research more, read novels, magazines, look at art, photography, travel etc There are probably a million concepts on wikipedia alone that haven't been used.

Think of ways to encourage creativity like brainstorming charts etc

Basically just pick one aspect at a time and try to elevate it by degrees.

I was busy writing a re-writing outline-thinga-ma-jiggy. (Well it's kinduv an outline, with some bullshit thrown in for a good time) and here I find out I miss a whole thread about writing shit. Snooze and lose. Can't keep up with Simply sometimes. I gotta still listen to the Valentine's edition of Simply Radio.

Hey maybe I can find out if Dreamscale had the cathartic release yet. And as far as I know, Balt is chillin' with some kind of groove thing he's got goin' on.

Anyways, my standard reply to anyone who gives shit to Simply Writers who are flailing about in the stormy waters of the Simply Ocean will be this:

Listen to Bert.

Sandra

Quoted from Sandra Elstree. Anyways, my standard reply to anyone who gives shit to Simply Writers who are flailing about in the stormy waters of the Simply Ocean will be this:

I don't think anyone was giving anyone shit...

Quoted from Colkurtz8 Right on, its even more true today.

The Beatles certainly get more time on the radio.


Phil