Quote by Melissa Rosenberg
One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of e

One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of either the actor playing them or the fact that theyre a lead. I think thats a recipe for failure, actually, because if they become unsympathetic, you lose your audience. – Melissa Rosenberg

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Studios, because they are investing a great deal of money in movies, they want a guarantee that when they hire somebody that person can deliver for them. Everything is fear based, so they pigeonhole people. But Ive written everything, from Westerns to sci-fi to dramedy, Ive done it all. – Melissa Rosenberg

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Fear
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Everyone is given one gift, a reason for being, and its our obligation to do something with it. Obviously, its a challenge – but if youre not taking the bull by the horns, I have no patience for you. Youre just taking up space. – Melissa Rosenberg

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Patience
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I love Charlie, Billy Burkes character. Writing for him is so spectacular, hes so funny and wry and every scene hes in he just takes. Theres a scene in Eclipse where Bella tells him shes a virgin, and its the funniest, most awkward scene Ive ever seen on film. – Melissa Rosenberg

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funny
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You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember thats where youll find success – on the far side of failure. – Thomas John Watson, Sr.

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Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. – Napoleon Hill

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Failure

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. – Thomas John Watson, Sr.

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Failure

With everything that is complex, we learn. If you dont learn, then its an utter and abject failure. If you do learn, and youre able to apply that to the next situation, then you take away a measure of success. – Benjamin Carson

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Failure

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