Charlie Kaufman accepts WGA Laurel Award: "We writers are trained to believe that what we do is secondary to what [executives] do. We are trained to do the bidding of people who are motivated not by curiosity, but by protecting their jobs."
Full speech: https://t.co/GKv9g8fUM0
LONG THREAD (21 tweets): As schools return this week in England, am I optimistic or pessimistic about Covid right now?
TLDR: Both - but veering pessimistic. But the policy shifts to move me into optimism are NOT that big!
Let’s start with the optimism & end with the worries.
@dan_sully Waking Life is there if you’ve never seen it + Martha Marcy May Marlene and Margaret. There’s some good stuff, it’s just mixed in with the not so good stuff.