Quotes about writ
writing college term-paper
I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper on it. Claire Danes
writing college style
I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive. Claire Danes
writing want bogs
An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else. Daniel Keys Moran
writing thinking bars
I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early. Daniel J. Boorstin
writing thinking
I write to discover what I think Daniel J. Boorstin
writing sleep exercise
Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well today and why they went well...Writing about why the positive events in your life happened may seem awkward at first, but please stick with it for one week. It will get easier. The odds are that you will be less depressed, happier, and addicted to this exercise six months from now. Daniel Kahneman
writing needs what-you-love
To write, you need to find what you love. D. J. MacHale
writing son thinking
The New Testament writers I think conceive of their inspired Scripture writings as flushing out, bringing to articulation, expounding and so on the climactic revelation in the son, but this in self-conscious fulfillment of the promises and covenants that were already made to God's chosen people in Old Testament times. D. A. Carson
writing people awkward
So there are all kinds of things that grammarian purists would argue are awkward forms of speech and sometimes they are intentional for rhetorical effect and sometimes it's the way people chose to write at the time. Inerrancy isn't interested in any of those kinds of things. D. A. Carson
writing plans knows
I never know when I sit down, just what I am going to write. I make no plan; it just comes, and I don't know where it comes from. D. H. Lawrence
writing humanity mass
The great mass of humanity should never learn to read or write. D. H. Lawrence
writing sneezing spiteful
I like to write when I feel spiteful; it's like having a good sneeze. D. H. Lawrence
writing two tickets
I understand it all. I can write my own ticket for one or two movies. But if they're not the right ones, my ticket gets yanked. I understand that's how it works, and I'm okay with it. Cuba Gooding, Jr.
writing thinking doe
Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was I thinking?" and then you can rearrange it. Conor McPherson
writing blessing ifs
If I wasn't plagued by needing to write things, that would perhaps be a blessing. Conor McPherson
writing wish may
I wish, naturally to prevent the possibility that someone may write an accidental, superficial, incomplete and perhaps untrue picture of me. Conrad Veidt
writing sitting tables
I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script. Conrad Hall
writing shadow writing-music
Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem. Conrad Hall
writing thinking self
My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or just not giving a sh-t to write something you know people are going to criticize. Conor Oberst
writing giving charity
It's in vogue to have a cause and give money in charity. But to actually speak up and say something like, I'm pissed about this" - that doesn't seem to be very popular unless you're writing a blog or tweeting. Conor Oberst
writing thinking confusion
The one recurring theme in my writing, and in my life in general, is confusion. The fact that anytime you think you really know something, you're going to find out you're wrong - that is the rule. The moments where you think you have something figured out, those are the exceptions. Conor Oberst
writing two giving
There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves. Clifton Fadiman
writing mind flesh
Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep. Clifton Fadiman
writing choices poor
I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject. Clifton Fadiman
writing thinking perfect
Every once and a while somebody writes a script, but even regardless of what age you are, most of the actors would all agree that it's all based upon material and the material has got to spark with you. It may be great material but you think it's great material for somebody else. Or it's great material and I'm perfect for it. So, you just have to make that judgment and if you feel in the mood to do it. Clint Eastwood
writing caves done
I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp. Claire Cameron
writing kids son
Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing The Bear. I thought, What if I just stopped and listened? Claire Cameron
writing boring newsworthy
It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy. Clare Balding
writing careers acting
I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself. Danny Strong
writing courses
I took a lot of writing courses. Danny Strong
writing thinking order
The centerpiece of 'Law and Order' is the crime, and it starts with the writing. There's a beginning, a middle and an end. It allows the audience to watch any given episode and can drop right in and not feel lost. I think the stark, raw structure has a lot to do with its longevity. Danny Pino
writing successful exercise
So, it becomes an exercise in futility if you write something that does not express the film as the director wishes. It's still their ball game. It's their show. I think any successful composer learns how to dance around the director's impulses. Danny Elfman
writing symphony desire
I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to write a symphony. Danny Elfman