So don't do it.

You know, any line of dialogue that you've ever

heard anybody say before is already a cliche.

So don't write it down.

It shouldn't be done.

Any scene, don't do, like, oh, I've seen this scene before,

so it's a really cool idea.

I'm going to just do something like that.

Do something original.

If you've seen it before, why would you do it again?

Someone's already done it.

Granted, there's almost nothing new under the sun.

But there are different interpretations,

and different ways of thinking of things that are new.

But your goal isn't to copy somebody that you admire.

Your goal is to be the thing that other people would

admire themselves.