Shane Black
Born: December 16, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The feeling of finishing the script, the first draft, was the high. Everything that followed — though of interest, and sometimes slightly exhilarating — could never match the idea of having just taken your story and racked your brain, finally having it on paper in a version you’re willing to tolerate and ready to try to sell. I remember Joe Eszterhas calling me and saying, “Woo hoo! I just sold another one!” You know, there were fun times, but I didn’t get into that whole money thing with Joe or the competition. It just seemed a little phony to me. Because ultimately, I like making money, but it’s not exclusively what I’m trying to do. It won’t make my life fulfilled. Directing comes closer than anything I’ve found yet to providing me with a good reason to get up in…
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