Robert McKee

Birthday: 1941, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Height: 168 cm

Robert McKee was born in 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Abraham (1993), Mrs. Columbo (1979) and 20 Dates (1998).

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.

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It seemed to me that the civilized human being is a skeptic, someone who believes nothing at face value. Show less «

Movie-making is a collaborative endeavor, requiring great skill and talent by the entire cast, crew ...Show more »

Movie-making is a collaborative endeavor, requiring great skill and talent by the entire cast, crew and creative team. But the screenwriter is the only original artist on a film. Everyone else - the actors, directors, cameramen, production designers, special effects wizards and so on - are interpretive artists, trying to bring alive the world, the events and the characters that the screenwriter has invented and created. Show less «

Dialogue is not conversation.

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Robert McKee

Robert McKee's FILMOGRAPHY

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