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I knew I wanted to be a screenwriter........
Morris: When I was nine years old.
Rhonda: When Morris told me I had to be one too.
I know I've succeeded........
Morris: When my daughter hugs me and
tells me, I’m the best dad she could ever have.
Rhonda: I found in a fortune cookie, “Success is never final.”
My inspiration to write FOREVER.......
Morris: Forever was brought about for my
fondness of love stories and science fiction.
Rhonda: Morris told me what to write.
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FilmMakers
Magazine:
What inspired you to write?
Morris: Reading. Envious of the ability of all my favorite
writers to pull me away from all the problems of the world for a few
hours.
Rhonda: Morris told me I had to.
FilmMakers Magazine: What did you do to prepare yourself to write your first script?
Morris: Lots of alcohol, crying and lots of throwing-up.
Rhonda: A little alcohol, lots of crying and a lot of cleaning
up.
FilmMakers Magazine: Is this your first script and how long did it take you to complete?
Morris: Yes. And it’s too embarrassing to say.
Rhonda: Yes.
FilmMakers Magazine: Do you have a set routine, place and time management for writing?
Morris: Yes. I usually work for about three to four hours after
everyone else has gone to sleep at night.
Rhonda: Yes. In the morning I argue with Morris for 2-3 hours
over all the changes and rewrites he’s made the night before.
FilmMakers Magazine: Do you believe screenplay contests are important for aspiring
screenwriters and why?
Morris: Yes. Yes. Yes and Yes. It’s very difficult for a
beginning writer/s to get someone to read your script and this is an
excellent opportunity.
Rhonda: Yes. Yes. Yes and Yes. It’s very difficult for a
beginning writer/s to get someone to read your script and this is an
excellent opportunity.
FilmMakers Magazine: What influenced you to enter the
FilmMakers.com / The Radmin Company Screenwriting Competition?
Morris & Rhonda: Actually it was the fact that The Radmin Co.
was involved. I have queried The Radmin Co. several times, with no
luck.
FilmMakers Magazine: What script would you urge aspiring writers to read and why?
Morris: The English Patient. It is pure poetry to read. And I
have to say a second one. I have literally read about a thousand
scripts and my very favorite one is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind.
Rhonda: Moonstruck. It’s just so simple and pure and perfect.
FilmMakers Magazine: Beside screenwriting what are you passionate about and why?
Morris & Rhonda: Our daughter comes first, but we enjoy
spending a great deal of time at Lake Tahoe. We are fond of boating
and skiing. Also, we have a business were we turn vintage postcards
into wall art.
FilmMakers Magazine: Who is your favorite Screenwriter
and Why?
Morris & Rhonda: Lawrence Kasdan. He is amazing and so
prolific. Body Heat, Body Guard, Wyatt Earp.
FilmMakers Magazine: Name the director you would love to work with and why?
Morris & Rhonda: I have a great deal of respect for Clint
Eastwood. Also they are not directors but I would give Rhonda’s right
arm to work with Richard Curtis and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner from
Working Title, who gave us Four Weddings and a Funeral and
Notting Hill and French Kiss.
FilmMakers
Magazine: Name the actor you would love to work with and why?
Morris: Tom Hanks, Jodie Foster. Because they are incredible.
Rhonda: Brad Pitt. Because he’s HOT.
FilmMakers Magazine: Any tips and things learned along the way to pass on to others?
Morris & Rhonda: Don’t quit. Don’t quit. Don’t quit. Surround
yourself with people who are passionate and positive about your
writing.
FilmMakers Magazine: What's next for you?
Morris & Rhonda: Going to Disneyland.
FilmMakers Magazine: Where will you be five years from now?
Morris: Next to Rhonda.
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