Claire Cameron Quotes

I think that's what makes characters interesting - when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do to get out of that corner. It's what makes drama drama.

A perfect hero is about as boring as a perfect marriage.

In order to have a plot, you have to have a conflict, something bad has to happen.

My favorite thing to write is people under pressure in high-stakes circumstances.

Drama is all about the moment of ultimate conflict for a person.

A compelling story requires conflict, friction, an obstacle to be overcome.

Here's what happens in a play. You get involved in a situation where something is unbalanced. If nothing's unbalanced, there's no reason to have a play. If Hamlet comes home from school, and his dad's not dead and asks him if he's had a good time, it's boring. But if something's unbalanced, it must be returned to order.

I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.

Character development is conflict.

Crisis and pressure help foster change - that's why I'm not so pessimistic towards crises.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

Mankind advances only through struggle.

Characters who don't suffer have no interest to me.

Characters stretching their legs in some calm haven generally don't make for interesting protagonists.

I love the urgency of what we do. I like the battles that take place, the jousting.

You have to go to the ultimate situation in drama.

Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.

The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable obstacles. This is true in real life.

So I decided to move that scene in the doctor's office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness.

In each scene, the writer sets up a situation, which brings a conflict as well as either a small victory or a loss at the close of that particular scene.

My belief is that if you start a film all the way up at level 10, you've got nowhere to go.

As writers, we must keep throwing problems at our characters. Conflict is the heart of good storytelling. Hiking in nature along a twisting trail can remind us what a good story feels like. It's the opposite of a treadmill - or an interstate highway.

I don't have a problem with conflict. I'm not a stranger to high-pressure situations. I've been there, believe me.

I'm trying to climb up both walls at once.

A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal.