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Words.
Words.
Words.
Everything starts with words.
Some people will tell you that pictures come first, proclaiming, “A picture paints a thousand words”. Then their annoying friends chime in, “And actions speak louder than words”.
Okay picture-slash-painting-slash-action-people, calm down. Now, did you notice you just used a bunch of words to argue your anti-word agenda? See, that’s exactly my agenda—everything starts with words.
So let’s put your bamboozling and bum-fuzzling bullshit (see, 3 great b-words right here) argument aside and agree with a collective nod that the last word on words is that they come first. Always.
Because without words, what are we left with? Just blobs of colour everywhere and people on the streets awkwardly miming at each other in the world’s biggest game of Charades.
Ugh, no thank you.
From Shakespeare’s sonnets to those magnetic fridge words where you spell out rude things when no one’s looking—and yes, even alphabet soup—words are the beginning of everything, aren’t they?
So by now, your eyes have landed on this sentence, and it’s dawned on you that I’m crazy about words. I’m pro words (and a certified word pro). It’s why I get out of bed in the morning when it’s still dark and before sparrows peck off their snooze buttons.
I love writing words because they have the power to unleash so much creative energy.
What kind of energy?
Some words I wrote made these annoying ad campaigns into… well, slightly less annoying ones. That’s the power of words.
AMEX
SEO Blog Copywriting
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Words. They don’t just sit there—they do things. They become action. And dialogue. So then I directed them into short films.
Film
Pop quiz: How do you think I set in motion my first feature film? With words. Loads of ’em, scene by scene.
My love for words is spread over these spec features & pilot projects—like Vegemite on toast, only with better metaphors.
Screenwriig
Right, stop scrolling. Here’s some parting words, co-written with a couple of word nerds I’ve been brainstorming with—like we’re on some sort of word crusade.
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Fancy starting something with words?
I’m always up for creating something new with words—whether it be writing them, directing them, or occasionally mispronouncing them. And the best part? Each one of them is very reasonably priced, so just reach out to my UTA reps, Max Michael (MichaelM@unitedtalent.com) and Keya Khaytian (KhayatianK@unitedtalent.com) and ask for a price. But if you’re on a budget—don’t panic. Simply type these 5smushedtogetherwords (and save on paying for spaces):
hellocraigrosenthal@gmail.com*
*See, words also power the internet.
And if you don't believe me,
ask ChatGPT.
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