A character’s subconscious desires illuminate fascinating internal conflicts. Using CARNAL KNOWLEDGE as an example, Robert McKee explains the nature of subconscious desire and how it differs from plot to actor Scott William Winters.

Quotes of the Week

“There’s a famous story about a writer who always swore he got up and wrote his ideas down. He had a wonderful idea in the middle of the night once, got out his pad and pencil, and wrote it down. He went back to sleep–slept like a baby. He woke up, and he had written: boy meets girl.”
 
– Philip Dunne, Fox Scribe

“What I find really interesting is what characters don’t reveal, what people try to conceal. Everybody is always trying to hide something, and you can show that through dialogue.”
 
– William Monahan