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Terry Rossio Biography

Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote the films Aladdin, Shrek, and all five Pirates of the Caribbean films.

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Self-esteem is the prize awarded by you to you for playing by your own rules - in which case, you'd think it would be easier to come by.

Prize, Rules, Self Esteem, Think, Thinking, Would Be

Human beings are compelled to adopt a belief system; some paradigm to provide meaning, purpose, and understanding to our lives. A quick survey of the world shows that pretty much any idea will do - it need not reflect reality or truth, merely function to fascinate, distract, and compel. We are designed for belief, not for truth.

Ideas, Lives, Reality, System, Understanding, World

Success is less rare than the courage to attempt it.

Attempt, Courage, Rare, Success

My lousy way of getting it done is better than your great way of not doing it.

Done, Lousy, Way

It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them.

Adept, Blunders, Easier, Recognizing, Young

Most aspiring screenwriters simply don't spend enough time choosing their concept. It's by far the most common mistake I see in spec scripts. The writer has lost the race right from the gate. Months - sometimes years - are lost trying to elevate a film idea that by its nature probably had no hope of ever becoming a movie.

Enough, Mistake, Nature, Race, Spend, Years

A fool harvests his opinions in the spring.

Fool, Harvests, Opinion, Spring

Anger is a more noble emotion than indifference.

Emotion, Indifference, Noble

A child should have every advantage - including those taught by disadvantage.

Advantage, Children, Disadvantage, Should Have, Taught

Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort.

Accurate, Byproduct, Effort, Gauges, Mistake, Mistakes

I'm tempted to say, 'Writing treatments is like designing a film by hiring six million monkeys to tear out pages of an encyclopedia, then you put the pages through a paper-shredder, randomly grab whatever intact lines are left, sing them in Italian to a Spanish deaf-mute, and then make story decisions with the guy via conference call. ' But no. . . compared to writing treatments, that makes sense, too.

Decision, Italian, Six, Via, Writing

Personal happiness is so important, most choose to let someone else take care of it.

Care, Important, Let, Take, Take Care

Talent is truth on display.

Display, Talent, Truth

How do we not rue the many unchosen paths in life? A blessed lack of imagination. There are enough real glories along any path to swamp our meager ability to picture alternatives.

Ability, Alternatives, Blessed, Imagination, Meager, Real

You must -- you MUST -- choose well.

Choose, Wells

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