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“Universally Acclaimed.”
NEW YORK TIMES
“Legendary.”
WASHINGTON POST
“The Ultimate Master.”
BBC
Words from McKee Alumni
Hear what just a few of McKee’s former students have to say…
“Robert McKee is the genuine article. His STORY is a testament of compassion and depth. He teaches the principles too few writers know.”
Brian Cox
Emmy-Winning Actor
“McKee is a tireless, passionate advocate of Story Arts. I wish I had taken his seminar before I started writing ‘CUT TO’ for a living.”
William Goldman
Two-time Oscar Winning Screenwriter
“McKee’s respect for writers is enormous. I always leave the class honored to have had the opportunity to be there, happy and proud to be a writer.”
Margaret Nagle
TWO-TIME WGA AWARD WINNER
“McKee is a wizard at explaining the unexplainable.”
Sarah Treem
Golden Globe-Winning Showrunner
“My advice is: take McKee’s class. It was essential to my success as a screenwriter.”
Zak Penn
Screenwriter
“Everything I know about story structure I learned from Robert McKee. End of story.”
Paul Haggis
Two-Time Oscar Winning Screenwriter
“Not only the best teacher of writing I’ve ever had…but the best teacher of anything.”
Steven Pressfield
Author & Screenwriter
“Bob McKee has been a great influence not only on my own work, but on my attitude towards it.”
Lowell Cauffiel
Author & Producer
“McKee’s STORY is an amazingly important course that I’ve gone back to do three times.”
John Cleese
BAFTA & Emmy Winner
“Robert is the man who, for better or for worse, taught me how to do this thing. I am eternally grateful. I give him full credit for the good ones and I take full responsibility for the bad ones.”
Akiva Goldsman
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
Accolades for McKee Alumni
McKee’s students are consistently recognized as some of the best creatives in the business, collectively earning over…
Oscar Wins
200+ Nominations
Emmy Wins
1000+ Nominations
DGA Wins
100+ Nominations
WGA Wins
250+ Nominations