Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnellis an American novelist and television producer. She wrote a column for The New York Observerthat was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series Sex and the Cityand two subsequent movies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth1 December 1958
CityGlastonbury, CT
CountryUnited States of America
writing people who-you-know
When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.
animal fearless diaries
A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal." -The Carrie Diaries pg. 337
men care want
If a woman could take care of herself, would she still need a man? Would she even want one? And if she didn't want a man, what kind of woman would she be? Would she even be a woman? Because it seemed if you were a woman, the only thing you were really supposed to want was a man.
party europe gossip
I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time. It sometimes feels I've got a Doppelganger somewhere.
crazy long problem
As long as you're neurotic and crazy, he's great. But once he solves all your problems, he becomes the problem.
long challenges tvs
I have to tell you, TV is an incredibly difficult medium. The most challenging show to do is the hour long dramedy. It's a very tricky format.
summer winter house
I have a house in the Connecticut countryside where you'll always find me, summer or winter.
chance married good-chance
I always thought that there was a really good chance that I wasn't going to get married.
people stories remember
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
passion sometimes
Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.
sex cities trying
Sex and the City was about looking for Mr Big and trying to find him.
sex cities doe
What Sex and the City did for sex and relationships, Lipstick Jungle does for success and power.
writing novel paid
For me, having it all is being paid to write novels.
twenties willing what-you-love
Happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.