Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.
Alfred HitchcockRead
As a dramatist, you have 200 choices at every fork in the road. But the audience will reject it if you make the wrong choice, if they feel you are trying to shape the character in a way that suits you. It rings false immediately. People can sense when you're being cynical or schematic.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Authenticity in storytelling is crucial, as audiences can easily detect insincerity.
This quote by Peter Morgan emphasizes the importance of genuine choices in storytelling. When a dramatist faces crucial decisions, the audience's perception hinges on the authenticity of the character's development; if audiences sense manipulation or insincerity, they will disengage and reject the narrative, highlighting the sanctity of truthful representation in art.
Themes
AuthenticityStorytellingDramaCharacterAudienceChoices
In practice
Example use cases
In a workshop on writing, a facilitator might share this quote to encourage students to embrace authenticity in their character creation.
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