An Insight On Screenwriting from the Late David Rayfiel

David Rayfiel (photo), who worked on scripts for Sydney Pollock and Robert Redford, passed away earlier this week. In reading his LA Times obit, one of Rayfiel's remarks stood out.

"Someone tells me, 'We've got a script here. It's almost ready, just needs a little work. Shouldn't take more than three weeks to fix it," Rayfiel said. "It's always three weeks. Six months later, I'm finished."

If only Julie Traymor had been able to use Rayfiel's services on the theatrical version of Spiderman!