Somewhere along the way, I heard a story that one of Elmore Leonard’s fans asked him how he writes such effortless opening and closing lines. His answer says a lot about what it takes to be a writer of his calibre.
“It only seems effortless. That line took me three weeks!”
The moral of the story is: keep at it!
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Happy Filmography Friday! In this week’s episode, Bjorn Olson and I are joined by returning special guest, Noah Taylor, for a discussion of Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s strangest novel, “Touch,” the first of two films Schrader released in 1997 (followed by Affliction). Thank you for listening!
Watch the trailer for Touch here:
https://youtu.be/27YYTUZuUP8?si=2o6TwPkQKodt4qQy
Watch the film here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMD7CNZbmVA&t=208s
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