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"I am a big fan of the TV series Taxi which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen." -- Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood is an American naturalist who is also known as an author and musician. One of Wood's children's books, Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, won the one of the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards?.

In 2004, Woods was invited to take part in the White House Easter egg roll.

Woods also records and produces music based on sounds from the wilderness.

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"All of the material for The Fine Line was created via improvisation with my partner, but not in front of an audience. We'd continue to refine it in front of an audience based on their responses until it was set and scripted.""Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue.""But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.""Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.""Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.""I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust.""I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts.""I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work.""I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.""I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston.""I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days.""I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.""I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project.""Originality is, for me, the most important quality in a script.""Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case.""Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining.""That said, I should also add that I learned a great deal from being allowed in these privileged circles and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked closely with some of the most powerful and successful people in the business including Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner.""The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards.""The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure.""There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!""Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true.""When I saw The Player, I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience.""While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able.""Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.""Write the kind of movie you would want to see, in a genre you love."

Total Books: 80

2011 - Law and the Built Environment (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781405197601
ISBN-10: 1405197609
Genre: Law

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2010 - Where the Sunrise Begins (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780689861727
ISBN-10: 0689861729
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2010 - Aunt Mary's Rose (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763610906
ISBN-10: 0763610909
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Grandad's Prayers of the Earth (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780763646752
ISBN-10: 076364675X
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Miss Little's Gift (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763616861
ISBN-10: 0763616869
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Chickadee's Message (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781591932284
ISBN-10: 1591932289
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - What Santa Can't Do (Other) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD

2008 - Making the World (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781416985969
ISBN-10: 1416985964

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2008 - What Grandmas Can't Do (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781416954835
ISBN-10: 141695483X
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2007 - Old Turtle (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780439309080
ISBN-10: 0439309085
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

2006 - Nothing to Do (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780525476566
ISBN-10: 0525476563
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2005 - The Secret of Saying Thanks (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780689854101
ISBN-10: 0689854102
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2005 - The Things Trees Know [Wisdom of Nature] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781591931300
ISBN-10: 1591931304
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2005 - Das Geheimnis Der Zerbrochenen Wahrheit (Hardcover)

2005 - A Quiet Place (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780689876097
ISBN-10: 0689876092
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2005 - What Dads Can't Do [Mini Edition] (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781416901976
ISBN-10: 1416901973
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2005 - What Grandmas Can't Do (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780689846472
ISBN-10: 0689846479
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 3/5 Stars.

2005 - What Moms Can't Do [Mini Edition] (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781416901983
ISBN-10: 1416901981
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2005 - Paddle Whispers (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780816647132
ISBN-10: 0816647135
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Literature & Fiction, Outdoors & Nature

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2004 - What Santa Can't Do (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780689873522
ISBN-10: 0689873522
Genre: Children's Books