MakingOf has part two of my interview up on the site, in which I talk about work habits, writer’s block and 20-minute timers.
QandA
Groundhog Day and Unexplained Magic
An observation made halfway through a five-hour meeting in Beijing: in the movie Groundhog Day, it is never explained why Bill Murray’s character is stuck in a time loop.
Quoting books in a script
Screenplays don’t cite references because they don’t quote things.
Setting is not story
An LA Times article about the island of Pagasa makes a great case study in the difference between an interesting setting and an actual movie idea.