Brian Koppelman

6 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 12, 2020 by Brian Koppelman · across every show →

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May 12, 2020 positive
Opinion
Koppelman: Film writing demands more original storytelling than television writers' rooms
“Being a movie writer, you really have to survive by your wits. There's nothing holding you in place. There's nothing there's sort of no safety harness. You're just floating out there trying to come up with the next good idea, trying to get hired, trying to sel…”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 31:31 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
May 12, 2020
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Koppelman co-created Billions after a box-office flop and HBO firing
“David and I wrote a movie that completely bombed at the box office. It was a disaster on Rotten Tomatoes. We were involved in a high profile project that was going to be on HBO and it never happened. We got fired from it before it even begun. And we had a movi…”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 42:51 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
May 12, 2020 positive
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Koppelman: Over half who completed The Artist's Way published previously blocked work
“I would say I've bought Cameron's book for a hundred people, Maybe 20 of those people actually took the time to do the book. Of those, more than half ended up publishing work that they'd been unable to produce before that.”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 8:49 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
May 12, 2020 negative
Insight
Koppelman: Calculating the odds of creative success discourages taking action
“One, you have to calculate less. You have to calculate less. If you, the more you try to game this stuff out, the more it becomes clear the odds are against you, and you can't win.”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 17:32 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
May 12, 2020 negative
Insight
Koppelman: Drastic life changes for creative goals are often self-sabotage
“I think sometimes sort of taking huge drastic action that's external to the actual project or external to the actual mission is dramatic, and it feels great in the moment, but it turns out to be another way of self-sabotage, right? I must quit my job in order …”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 15:03 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
May 12, 2020
Disclosure
Koppelman: A 60-page Billions teleplay relies on a 20-page scene outline
“For every episode of Billions, let's say an episode of Billions, the teleplay is 60 pages. The outline from which we worked is usually 20 pages.”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 21:10 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
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