- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing Quotes
The craft and habit of writing.
This set covers a filmmaker tracing an early comedic style back to college years, and advice that writing something and deciding to publish it are two separate decisions entirely. For more on the finished product, see Book.
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- Story
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're writing for a show, you're writing part of the script. You have to tell the story.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I realised that the only time I really enjoyed music was when I was in the studio writing. So even though it was a six album deal, they saw quite early on that I wasn't enjoying it as I should be. I didn't feel there was anything behind it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things I used to get in trouble for writing at 'SNL,' suddenly other people like it.
- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm writing, I'm in an isolation chamber. I'm not one to think about that outside world stuff when I'm writing.
- Emotion
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- Nov 07, 2020
When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'Slave Ambient', I was writing things on top of loops. Now I really get the structure of the song down, but I leave room for improvisation in the studio.
- Alcohol
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and acedia, all of which aided our writing fathers - none can equal the Internet.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was always writing me notes to get me out of stuff.
- Connected
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not one for writing names on my wrist when I play. Actually, I internalise a lot. But my brother and I are so connected... everything I do is for him.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My only close-to-game-plan is to follow good writing. If the writing is in TV or if it's in theater or in film, that's it. It doesn't really matter what the medium is.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020