Michael Arndt: Oscar-Winning Writer Teaches Storytelling | How I Write

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Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter, is on the show today to teach us how to write great stories.

We started the conversation by discussing his time at Pixar. I asked Michael, "You worked on movies like Toy Story 3. What is it about Pixar's DNA that has made them so successful for so long?"

We also discussed Little Miss Sunshine, the movie that won him an Oscar in 2007. He has read thousands of screenplays, so he understands what distinguishes a bad screenplay from a good one. As a script doctor and storytelling scientist, he's here to teach us how to write great stories.

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