I believe any fiction writer is inspired by real life.

“Sometimes a writer is inspired by the moment, more often they are prepared.”

— Loron-Jon Stokes

Chelsea Handler is a good friend of mine, and I always was inspired by the fact that she was taking her life and turning…

— Jenny Mollen

“What is imagination? I don’t believe in fiction. In my mind everything comes from a part of who a writer is.”

— Anonymous

[My fashion] line is inspired by real people, so I guess you could say it was listening to them, what they need, what they…

— Zendaya

“You can be inspired by others, but when you're inspired from within then you have real power for change.”

— Sue Fitzmaurice

“Real women are already inspired by other real women, so perhaps beauty advertising needs to get on board.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The movies I make tend not to be quite reality but the characters are inspired by real people and they're always very personal.

— Wes Anderson

“I could leave the world of the book enthralled and inspired, but the real world awaited me, to caress or to kick me; reality…

— Sara Niles

Because I came into acting late, my references come from real life. That's my biggest inspiration. It's probably the reason I moved back to…

— Romany Malco

I have many characters inspired from real life.

— Vivek Agnihotri

In fact, I think every book I've written has been inspired by a real event.

— Laura Lippman

I don't believe that fiction is dead. I know there are some people who believe that it's an outdated art form, and that to…

— Lauren Groff

Personally, I believe in fiction because the stories I like are those with a beginning and an end.

— Italo Calvino

“what people write reflects what they believe—fiction is where you go to tell or read the truth that people will stare or laugh at…

— Michael Marshall

Adolescents are still children in that they can't yet tell the difference between make believe and fiction.

— Heather O'Neill