[…] I have been a big fan of screenwriter Michael Arndt ever since I read his script Little Miss Sunshine, then saw the movie. And, of course, there’s Toy Story 3 which Arndt penned. My admiration goes beyond his writing, it extends to how Arndt thinks about writing as clearly he has done a great deal of reflection about the craft. Fortunately for us, he has gone public with at least some of those thoughts. I have featured his ruminations multiple times through years including here, here, here, here, here, <a target=_blank …read more […]

There are so many things to love about Michael Arndt, and Scott may have mentioned this over the years, but I wanted to bring up what I love most about this video. He's talking about getting stuck on the set up of Toy Story 3, about how he went back to figure out how Pixar does first acts, essentially about what he didn't know... and he had ALREADY won an Oscar for screenwriting. I'm not sure of the exact timing of his oscar win and his work at Pixar, but what I love about this video is the subtext... Never stop learning. Be humble in the face of your craft, whether you're a beginner or an Oscar winner. Or as Ernest Hemingway said: We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.

Great point, Markham. We can always learn. It's one of the primary reasons I continue to run this blog, both for readers... and myself!