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Amy Giaquinto
Jan 288 min read
Part 30: THE ONLY WAY OUT, LA Fires, Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, and Angelina Jolie
When I first wrote THE ONLY WAY OUT, Halle Berry was #1Â on my list to star in the film. From the time I was a teenager, I've always admired
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Amy Giaquinto
Jan 237 min read
Part 29: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Emergency Cervical Spine Surgery and Finding Light in the Dark
Long story short, that something turned out to be a serious disc herniation at C6/C7, one which required emergency cervical spine surgery.
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Amy Giaquinto
Jan 96 min read
Part 28 THE ONLY WAY OUT: P!NK Dreams, Carey Hart, Dirt Bike Memories, and Malibu Fires
Carey Hart entered the room and P!nk happily introduced us.
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Amy Giaquinto
Dec 18, 20247 min read
Part 26: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Dinner in Denver with TOWO's Producer, Steve Schklair
Since Steve Schklair was coming to Denver to shoot a 3-D concert video, he invited me to meet up with him for dinner.
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Amy Giaquinto
Nov 21, 20249 min read
Achieving Success: Lessons Learned from My Screenwriting Failures
As a self-proclaimed failure expert, I can tell you first-hand that failure is awful. It's demoralizing, scary, embarrassing...
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Amy Giaquinto
Oct 30, 20245 min read
Part 25: THE ONLY WAY OUT Screenplay Notes, Netflix Take 3, and The Athena List
The day after Steve and I spoke, Marty messaged me that he was sending the script to a friend at Netflix...
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Amy Giaquinto
Oct 24, 20246 min read
Part 24: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Juggling Kids, the Writing Life, and Learning to Kill Goals to Get Ahead
It's crazy to think that I had so much more time to write when the kids were home on summer break! How is that possible?
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