Who had the biggest influence on you as a writer and why? Writing is one of those strange skills that just gets better with time and practice. For people like Ricky Gervais, it was an exercise in getting to know himself and figuring out what he could share with the world. But if you get too serious about it, he will tell you to fuck off. Check out Gervais' storytelling capabilities in this video from Fast Company, and let's talk after the jump. Look, there's nothing more fun than Ricky being Ricky. His snark and attitude talking about why we wouldn't care about his opinion made me chuckle, as did the numerous "fuck offs." But when you get down to it, there's something for us all in Gervais' story. He was just forcing empty genre down people's throats and trying to be clever for so long. It was the words of a teacher that put him back on track—"Write what you know about." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 3 November, 2020