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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
It's the writer's status as a second class citizen that Harlan rails against. The writer should not be treated as less than the director, the acting talent, or any other creative person involved in filmmaking. It is, after all, the writer who starts with the blank page; everything that happens from that point on is some manner of interpretation. Yet, it is the writer who gets the least respect. Anyone who has worked in Hollywood as a writer knows this in their bones, and most accept that second-class standing. Not Harlan. And he is vociferous in urging his fellow writers to reject that status as well.
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Umm... ever try to get anything done by committee? Ultimately every creative enterprise needs a guiding force behind it. Whether it is the producer, show runner, director, etc. Everyone else takes second fiddle for the simple reason that they must if you hope to ever get something made, certainly anything worth making.
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Bill