THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking series of in- depth interviews with some of today's most successful writers.

Host Mike De Luca, president of production at New Line Cinema, gets writers to share their work habits, methods and inspirations, secrets of the trade and sometimes eye-opening stories of life from within the trenches of the film business.

It's powerful knowledge - straight from the source.

These DVDs make essential viewing for screenwriters, serious film lovers and other film industry professionals by offering a rare insight into the professional screenwriter's life in Hollywood.



On this DVD: Bruce Joel Rubin

“Don’t do it if you don’t love it, and be enthusiastic about your work. Really invest it in everything in your being. Do what has to be done. Get up at 2 in the morning if an idea strikes you, and don’t wait to get up at 6 or 7, do it when it’s there.” - Bruce Joel Rubin

With over 23 years in the business, Bruce Joel Rubin has done it all. From his Oscar-winning® screenplay for the romantic-comedy-drama Ghost, to the psychological thriller Jacob’s Ladder, the family-friendly adventure Stuart Little 2, and the tearjerker My Life, which he also directed. Other writing credits include Deep Impact, Brainstorm and Deceived. In this in-depth interview, Rubin delivers some insightful stuff: his carpet-laying theory about writing, the story behind the Jacob’s Ladder gut-wrenching opening scene, and which of his screenplays came about thanks to a burrito that didn’t digest well.