The Vulnerable Writer

There is a brilliant scene in one of my favorite movies “The Big Kahuna”, where Phil (played by Danny Devito), a seasoned marketing rep for an industrial lubricant company, is talking to his young, zealously religious colleague, Bob (played by Peter Facinelli). Phil is explaining to Bob the nature of having character after having an upsetting conflict with their co-worker, Larry (Kevin Spacey). The conflict was caused by Bob who, failing to pitch to a major client, instead talked to him about...