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Josh Brolin

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And the most clear, you know, you think of Hemingway short stories, same thing, very, very clear, but a hundred percent them. And when his editor, he was writing and they were like, look, you know, you have sentences that are roughly 16 word sentences. Let's try to bring it down to 12. It was like, why the fuck are you trying to change my sentence? That's what I want to write.

And the most clear, you know, you think of Hemingway short stories, same thing, very, very clear, but a hundred percent them. And when his editor, he was writing and they were like, look, you know, you have sentences that are roughly 16 word sentences. Let's try to bring it down to 12. It was like, why the fuck are you trying to change my sentence? That's what I want to write.

And the most clear, you know, you think of Hemingway short stories, same thing, very, very clear, but a hundred percent them. And when his editor, he was writing and they were like, look, you know, you have sentences that are roughly 16 word sentences. Let's try to bring it down to 12. It was like, why the fuck are you trying to change my sentence? That's what I want to write.

And he was like, yeah, but if we can just economize it and get it down to 12. And then in that volley, he finally said, get out of here. I don't want you as my editor anymore. And a new editor came in and he said, okay, so look, roughly these sentences are 12 word sentences. Let's see if we can get it down to nine. Oh my God. And they were right.

And he was like, yeah, but if we can just economize it and get it down to 12. And then in that volley, he finally said, get out of here. I don't want you as my editor anymore. And a new editor came in and he said, okay, so look, roughly these sentences are 12 word sentences. Let's see if we can get it down to nine. Oh my God. And they were right.

And he was like, yeah, but if we can just economize it and get it down to 12. And then in that volley, he finally said, get out of here. I don't want you as my editor anymore. And a new editor came in and he said, okay, so look, roughly these sentences are 12 word sentences. Let's see if we can get it down to nine. Oh my God. And they were right.

Because when you start slashing and when you start taking all the vividity of it and the colorizing and all that kind of shit, and you go, what am I trying to convey here? And try to do it in the clearest way possible. There's a story toward the beginning of Where it's a little four-year-old kid and all this chaos is going around.

Because when you start slashing and when you start taking all the vividity of it and the colorizing and all that kind of shit, and you go, what am I trying to convey here? And try to do it in the clearest way possible. There's a story toward the beginning of Where it's a little four-year-old kid and all this chaos is going around.

Because when you start slashing and when you start taking all the vividity of it and the colorizing and all that kind of shit, and you go, what am I trying to convey here? And try to do it in the clearest way possible. There's a story toward the beginning of Where it's a little four-year-old kid and all this chaos is going around.

Mother's throwing cups through the window at the father and all that. But it's written like a Dr. Seuss story.

Mother's throwing cups through the window at the father and all that. But it's written like a Dr. Seuss story.

Mother's throwing cups through the window at the father and all that. But it's written like a Dr. Seuss story.

Oh, my God. And then took off back to China for 20 years, 25 years doing fight coordinating and all this.

Oh, my God. And then took off back to China for 20 years, 25 years doing fight coordinating and all this.

Oh, my God. And then took off back to China for 20 years, 25 years doing fight coordinating and all this.

Saw Crazy Rich Asians and said, well, maybe I should go back and try it again. Oh,

Saw Crazy Rich Asians and said, well, maybe I should go back and try it again. Oh,