"Who Gives a Damn, It's a Movie!"

I needed to hear or read this somewhere. It hypnotized me. It's from David Anaxagoras' blog, section called "The Secrets of UCLA MFA Screenwriters: Writing Under Pressure"

I hope he won't mind my quoting it here. I however encourage you to read his entire post, it's really good, synthetic and motivating. But I need to have this particular piece of advice glowing at me during these days. Here goes:

Gloss
Fuck research. If you think it’ll only take a minute to Google the Answer, you are deluding yourself. Don’t sweat the details. How many bullets can a Walther PPK hold? Who gives a damn, it’s a movie. You can massage the details later if you must, but for now, do what writers do best — fudge the numbers. Fake it. Make it up. Apply this rule to character names as well. Until you are certain she’s going to be a major character, HOOKER #3 doesn’t need a name.

Thank you, David!