Tiptoe around it. Too much 'on the nose' doesn't give the actor any play. . . . Timidity is even worse. You must get to the obligatory pay off. Most movie production companies will not accept a screenplay except through an agent or a lawyer.
Many writers have an impossible time obtaining an agent for a screenplay.
On the other hand, Paul Lazarus suggests that any writer can hire a lawyer to submit a script. For those who seriously contemplate a screenwriting career, go to Hollywood and expect to wait for 10 years before you see your work on the screen. Dead Poet's Society took 6 years before Robin Williams noticed the script. It was on the top 10 best unproduced scripts for years. Paul Lazarus did not spare his South Florida Writers Conference audience, assuring attendees that it is almost impossible to be a successful screenwriter from any other city except Los Angeles.