I teach the universal content of stories. I deal with the origin of ideas, the oral tradition of storytelling from which, I believe, scripts come. I don't believe scripts come from the theatrical, playwriting or literal spectrum at all. It would be hard to find anyone with more expertise on the differences between European and American scripts than Ross. Being Europeans, we regard ourselves as artists, and when we write, we are showing how clever we are.
Film is meant to communicate.
A fundamental difference is that in Europe, we think that communication means to tell somebody something. In the U.S., they think that communication means to tell somebody something so that they understand. If you want to be rich, you work hard for it. If you want it, go get it. It's up to you.