“You’re just groping in the dark.” Alexander Payne on Screenwriting

Alexander Payne discusses pitching his first film, the source of humour, and the democratization of the film process.

By Geoff Jordon. Alexander Payne is an Oscar-winning screenwriter, responsible for such films as Sideways, About Schmidt and The Descendents. Back in 1997, however, when Creative Screenwriting was lucky enough to interview him, he had yet to achieve the fame he was later to enjoy. Here he talks frankly about his early career. How did […]