“And it's just dawned on me that I might be the author of my own story, but so is everyone else the… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
“Though this child came in with nothing but excess baby fat, chemical brain waves, and mother and son bodily toxins on his… — David Scheier Copy Share Image
In performance capture roles, it's not a committee of animators that author the role, it's the actor. I think that's a significant… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I am State Senator Russell Pearce, the author of SB1070, which was signed by Governor Jan Brewer. Fear mongering and misinformation is… — Russell Pearce Copy Share Image
My favorite, and the author I wish I was reading right now and always is Nora Ephron. I love the humor, the… — Garance Dore Copy Share Image
'The Prince's blunt candor has been a scandal for 500 years. The book was placed on the Papal Index of banned books… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
But the longer I'm in the business, you see a lot of times these screenplays have been rewritten 5 times and you're… — Edward Burns Copy Share Image
A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if… — Brent Weeks Copy Share Image
“I think if you want to make a recipe for making a writer, have them feel a little out of place everywhere,… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
“I love my career. It is a career. A difficult one that takes many hours and total dedication to my craft. It… — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
I think it's a little simplistic to explain a work through the psychology of its author. In other words, that Haneke has… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
“Toni's Talk: When you invest in yourself, you have instant credibility with your biggest critic...you! As soon as you let doubt creep… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for this… — Barbara Rosenblat Copy Share Image
I wanted to do 'Texas Trilogy' on stage. But it didn't do well in New York. In fact, it did very badly… — Diane Ladd Copy Share Image
“When I was a child, I never thought to myself, someday I want to be an artist or I want to write… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that this author, a practicing neurologist dealing with Alzheimer's disease on a daily basis, believes we need to… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their… — Jamie L. Harding Copy Share Image
I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks.… — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
“If we do not determine to aspire to that which we write about, we should rid ourselves of every single sheet of… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“...Love can give you the most exhilarating wonderful highs at times... ...Then there will be dives that will take all you have… — Elizabeth Funderbirk Copy Share Image
If you're chained to a computer all day, you're not using up much energy, even if you drag yourself to the gym… — Ruth Glick Copy Share Image
My view, as one who taught it, is that the whole purpose of a literary education should be to tell people that… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
There is no way that the Fourth Gospel was written by John Zebedee or by any of the disciples of Jesus. The… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Making lyrics feel natural, sit on music in such a way that you don't feel the effort of the author, so that… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
When I was in my teens, I was very, very keen on being the author of a book. What the book was… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when a publisher could take out an ad, count on a few reviews, and have an author do… — John Searles Copy Share Image
A children's author on a soapbox is not a pleasant sight but I have become drawn into issues, slightly unwillingly, relating to… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Replace the word can’t with can. Know that you can, believe that you can, and know with ALL of your heart that… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“To fight discouragement, remind yourself of the basics: I can write. I have the opportunity to do so. I love what I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The purpose of having the orphans study all these diverse fields was not for them to just become geniuses, but to become… — James Morcan, Lance Morcan Copy Share Image
Children know when they are being sold a sanitised version of the world, and I think that's a betrayal of the relationship… — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share Image
My son, Wolf, was born when I was past 40 and the author of a best-selling novel. That means he has grown… — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
“All my life, used the best lotions, finest soaps, nicest oils, and fanciest perfumes to keep my skin nice, only to find… — Liz Faublas-Wallace Copy Share Image
“Literature is that neuter, that composite, that oblique into which every subject escapes, the trap where all identity is lost, beginning with… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
As a children's author, reviewers are generally very nice to you. I only ever wrote one adult book and received such a… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
I write flawed characters. Ones that do not always make the best decisions and are driven by ambition or lust. They are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Writers whose thoughts are expressed with clarity and precision are assumed by readers to be superficial. Where the meaning is obscured, then… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
