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Screenwriting from Iowa- Why Screenwriters Should Take an Acting ClassIf I listed all the writers who started out as actors it would be an extensive list. But here’s a short list: Sofia Coppola, David Mamet, and Aaron Sorkin. And there are others that are still known for both acting and writing; Ben Affleck, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tina Frey, Jordan Peele, Sylvester Stallone, and Emma Thompson. […]Scott W. Smith
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[…] “A writer’s job is to imagine everything so personally that the fiction is as vivid as memories.” John Irving Original Source… […]
More quotes from John Irving here (he read in London on Monday night)
http://eastlondonlocal.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/john-irving-at-the-southbank/