Podcast: Dan Fogelman Talks Crazy, Stupid, Love
With a stellar reputation for writing animated fare, Dan Fogelman already carved a profitable niche for himself in Hollywood. But who doesn’t want a challenge? Fogelman takes on the quirky rom-com genre in Crazy, Stupid, Love, opening this Friday.
Adorable, charming, and an amazing writer, Dan Fogelman has it all. So, why does he need to write a film called Crazy, Stupid, Love if life is such a peach? Because he's human. And, that -- why love is so crazy wonderful but so terribly stupid at the same time -- is the focus of his new movie. The film stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and Julianne Moore and comes to theaters July 29. With a series of successful animated films (Cars, Cars 2, Tangled, and Bolt) and a big-budget comedy (Fred Claus) under his belt, Fogelman decided it was time to write something from the heart. He set aside everything he learned about writing commercially, he says, and pounded out this beauty "relatively quickly." Script caught up with the man -- who is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after screenwriters in Hollywood -- to get a few secrets to his success.
Podcast highlights include:
- "I write a lot quickly and then work on fixing it after ..."
- "Figure out what works for you and make that a pattern."
- "You need to be able to separate the good ideas from the bad ..."
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