I would say, A, you can't really teach anyone how to write good characters, because it's something you have to teach yourself or already have innately in you as a storyteller, and, B, coming up with a good screenplay is a very, very small fraction of what it takes to be a good screenwriter.

If a movie has three decent scenes and a decent character, I think, 'OK, at least they got that guy right.'

When I walk out of a movie that's actually good, I write emails to anybody I know who was involved with it.

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