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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote 'The Zombie Survival Guide' because I wanted to read it, and nobody else was writing it. All I've been doing with everything I've written is answering questions that I had.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing the piano, pretty much on my own, when I was 5, and I started writing music when I was 7. In fact, I won a composition award. It was a crummy little piece, but I won with it.
- Been
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been writing.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love writing. I really look up to Lena Dunham, who writes and directs her show. That's something I might want to do when I'm older.
- Through
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to keep publishing books, and writing and spreading my heartsong through the world.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never interested in writing novelizations. I'm still not. Especially not for 'Star Wars.'
- Nov 07, 2020
You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
This goes for our songwriting as well as our success as a band - the minute we stopped chasing what we thought people wanted to hear and started writing things that moved us, that's when people started paying attention.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020