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"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." -- 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 am a big fan of the TV series Taxi which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen.""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 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: 86

Americans (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781416927563
ISBN-10: 1416927565
Genre: Children's Books

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

Basic Construction and Surveying Law (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780246119636
ISBN-10: 0246119632
Genre: Law

Breathe the Wind Drink the Rain (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780878397099
ISBN-10: 0878397094
Genre: Science & Math

Breathe the Wind Drink the Rain Notes on Being Alive (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780971997103
ISBN-10: 0971997101
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Math

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

Das Geheimnis Der Zerbrochenen Wahrheit (Hardcover)

Deep Woods Deep Waters (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780971997110
ISBN-10: 097199711X
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction

Deep Woods Wild Waters a Memoir (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780816631735
ISBN-10: 0816631735
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Sports & Outdoors, Science & Math

Don't Let Anybody Steal Your Dream (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780882704067
ISBN-10: 0882704060

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.

Earth Songs (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780971997134
ISBN-10: 0971997136

The Earthsong Book a Songbook for Earthlovers of All Ages (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780911338324
ISBN-10: 0911338322
Genre: Humor & Entertainment

Ecoute Les Voix De La Terre (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9782700042771
ISBN-10: 2700042778

Fawn Island [Outdoor Essays Reflections] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780816631759
ISBN-10: 0816631751
Genres: Arts & Photography, History, Travel, Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation, Outdoors & Nature

Find True North [Wisdom of Nature] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781591931317
ISBN-10: 1591931312
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Sports & Outdoors

Franklin and Winston a Christmas That Changed the World (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763633837
ISBN-10: 0763633836

Grandad's Prayers of the Earth (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780763606602
ISBN-10: 076360660X
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 4/5 Stars.

How Does Your Garden Grow [Wisdom of Nature Series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781591931775
ISBN-10: 1591931770

International Business Finance (Hardcover) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780333212158
ISBN-10: 0333212150

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

Making the World (Other) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780689813580
ISBN-10: 0689813589
Genre: Children's Books

Manchester's Future As an International Financial Centre (Paperback)

Men Registering As Unemployed in 1978 a Longitudinal Study [The DHSS cohort study of unemployed men working paper] (Paperback)

Minnesota the Spirit of the Land [Midwest] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780896583108
ISBN-10: 0896583104
Genres: Arts & Photography, History, Travel

Miss Little's Gift (Hardcover)

Neural Network Solutions for Trading in Financial Markets [Financial Times Management Series] (Hardcover)

No One But You (Hardcover)

Northwoods Cradle Song From a Menominee Lullaby (Other) → Paperback, Hardcover

Northwoods Cradle Song From a Menominee Lullaby (Hardcover) → Paperback

Nothing to Do (Hardcover)

Old Turtle (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette