I never dreamed of writing for concert or opera. I always…

I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.

— Graeme Simsion

In Algeria, I had begun to get into literature and philosophy. I dreamed of writing-and already models were instructing the dream, a certain language…

— Jacques Derrida

The way a small child might dream of visiting Disneyland, I dreamed of writing books. Never did I think my poems would become that.

— Rupi Kaur

If you always dreamed of writing a novel or a memoir, and you used to love to write, and were pretty good at it,…

— Anne Lamott

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything…

— Trey Anastasio

You do movies because you love movies and you write music because you love writing music, and sometimes there's this magic combination.

— Alexandre Desplat

I've always been a film lover - that's why I've always wanted to write music for films.

— Alexandre Desplat

It was quite frightening to be asked to write the music of a Western because there are so many things that you can refer…

— Alexandre Desplat

Because I work so much, people think that I have a team writing for me, but that's not why I chose to write music…

— Alexandre Desplat

Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and…

— Lucy Dacus

It's easier to write about a celebrity, a personality, than it is to dig in and write about the music.

— Lee Ranaldo

I wanted to write music, and cook, and play cards, and have a nice time.

— Richard Rodney Bennett

Because obviously when we write our music, we pour our heart and soul into it. I put everything into my music... I just feel…

— Bea Miller

I always write music if I'm feeling a bit rubbish and I don't know how to get over or through something.

— Tom Walker

The thing is I write to music, so every script I have has its own playlist. Music just opens me up to the emotions…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood