Lindsay Zoladz

Sometimes that involves some sort of substance abuse, other sort of problems.

Yeah.

A big third act conflict.

And then I think we land either...

With death, if the person is no longer around, and posthumous canonization.

Or you have to figure out some sort of moment of triumph where they get back on the stage after they've been kicked down and, you know, show that they are a true musician and a worthy subject of a triumphant biopic.

Good God, that was perfect.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Someone hiring me to read your script and provide notes, I would be happy to do that.

Oh, yeah.

The Hank Williams story.

Yeah, they got some greatest hits albums, too, if you need a primer.

And one thing I'll add on sort of the more film industry side of it is that, you know, Walk the Line and Ray both produced Oscar-winning performances.

Reese Witherspoon wins for playing June Carter Cash, and Jamie Foxx wins for playing Ray Charles.

So, you know, you get this added level of prestige, too, if you're, you know, an actor looking for an Oscar-worthy role, a studio that wants to, you know, have a best picture contender.

It also has that appeal to the film industry, too.

Sure.

I think to go back to the question of why these movies appeal, though, you know, they're aspirational stories, which always, you know, are always going to have an audience.

They're especially the sort of showing the birth to success story.