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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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You learn a lot, writing fiction.
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I have a certain sensibility that I bring to my writing that comes from knowing two things: what I as a reader like to read, and what as a writer I am capable of. I know my own limits. I know there are things I cannot do.
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When I'm writing, I don't read much crime at all - you don't want to get distracted by other people's plots.
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I have the same criteria for choosing roles as I have always had: fantastic writing and complicated characters.
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I took my first creative writing class when I was 24, then went onto to get a graduate degree in poetry. I've sort of never looked back from there.
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When I finally finished writing 'Sisters,' I started getting hired for lots of rewrites.
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Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists.
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Tolkien was influenced by South Africa when he was writing 'Lord of the Rings.' It's really epic scenery.
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When you're writing, it's a very solitary job. It's you and your word processor and a cup of tea.
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I'm very, very open to experimenting with different people and trying to find different methods of writing and making music.
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Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves.
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When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.
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People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.
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To me, writing is a considered act. It's something which is a great labor of thought and consideration.
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