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Eric Roth: The Screenwriter Behind Forrest Gump and Dune | How I Write

2025/5/21
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Eric Roth: 我每天都从第一页开始写作，这能让我更投入到素材中，不断审视和修复剧本中的问题，就像防止侵蚀一样。完成初稿后，我通常会感到失望，但会继续修改。我希望我的作品充满想象力、新鲜感和惊喜，当发现某些东西显得陈旧时，我会努力让它焕发生机。我从未遇到过写作瓶颈，写作对我来说是一种乐趣。我认为自己是一个受挫的小说家，因为我喜欢在剧本中加入大量的散文。现在写很多散文比较困难，因为剧本会变得太长，但简洁也很难。 Eric Roth: 我的剧本特别注重人物的个性和情感。我认为必须忠于角色的心理，让每个角色的声音都不同。为了塑造角色，我会为他们创造背景故事和细节，即使演员可能不会注意到。我主要做改编，但很多时候改编作品会变得像原创作品一样。改编作品能提供一个参考点，即使原著不太好。在创作角色时，要考虑他们的声音、价值观和外貌。我希望我的电影能让人记住，并触动观众的情感。我会尝试在写作时体验情感之旅，并思考观众是否也会感受到。

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Eric Roth discusses his daily writing routine, starting from page one. He describes his approach as a process of 'erosion,' where he identifies and fixes elements that feel tired or uninspired, aiming to keep his writing alive and surprising.
  • Daily writing routine starting from page one
  • Concept of 'erosion' in rewriting
  • Overcoming writer's block
  • Visual and emotional storytelling

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Dune. Forrest Gump. Benjamin Button. Eric Roth wrote all of them. He’s been nominated for seven Oscars and won Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump. I got the chance to ask him about how you find a deeper theme in a story, what a writer can do to really move people, and what it’s actually like working with people like David Fincher, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. Eric Roth is one of the greatest screenwriters of our time, hope you enjoy this one.

Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible.

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