Craft Quotes · Page 9

Read and write with a sensitive ear. The craft of writing is very important. Practice the craft.

— Henry Petroski

I focus on working on my craft and the rest will take care of itself.

— Pascal Siakam

The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.

— John Steinbeck

I have a lot of fun working and training and learning and trying to figure out the different aspects of my craft.

— Jared Cannonier

Sunspel is about British craft and community - both of which are very important to me.

— Jonathan Anderson

Craft and art and discipline in what you do will make you happy.

— Erika Jayne

“...the making of stories is only one part of my craft -mainly, I'm a heart whisperer...”

— John Geddes

I care so much I can't tell you, I am so passionate about my craft!

— Rebecca Root

You're going to a bunch of auditions, and most of the time you're just getting denied, but just staying in there and…

— Natalie Martinez

“There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“It is impossible for any Sherlock Holmes story not to have at least one marvelous scene. [ An Invitation to Learning , January 1942]”

— Rex Stout

Whether you make the most of an opportunity depends on if you are prepared. Learn your craft, every aspect of it. Eat…

— Christopher Judge

The advice that I can give anyone wanting to be in the biz: do all the work, learn your craft. There are…

— Christopher Judge

I actually think that craft service was the reason I got into acting: the free food. I literally remember on my first…

— Blake Lively

If by any chance a playwright wishes to express a political opinion or a moral opinion or a philosophy, he must be…

— Noel Coward

It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it…

— Tom Colicchio

“You know that feeling of invincibility you sometimes get, especially when young and testing yourself - well that could be because actually…

— Jay Woodman

I love what I do, and I love the audience, and I love the fact that I get to do it, and…

— Patti LuPone

First of all, just because the Tea Party people appear to be generally uneducated, ignorant about the political process, ignorant about economics,…

— Steven Van Zandt

There are as many routes to writing success as there are writers who got there. My advice, however, applies across the board:…

— Therese Fowler

“One real difference between art and craft: with craft, perfection is possible. In that sense the Western definition of craft closely matches…

— David Bayles and Ted Orland

“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an…

— George R.R. Martin

It's rare that I'm not at work on some sort of craft project. I've often enthused about the need to make things;…

— David Rakoff

Art is craft: all art is always and essentially a work of craft: but in the true work of art, before the…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.

— Darcey Bussell

I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.

— Kage Baker

Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet

— Henry Mintzberg

“Anytime you build something of immense value, you are creating a promising future for yourself and the world.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

There's no shortcut to learning a craft; you just have to put the years in.

— Kylie Minogue

If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.

— D. B. Sweeney

Craft can get you through ninety percent of a piece, but it's art that carries you at the end.

— Stephen Graham Jones

“If the Peony flower is not number one in your heart…I’m sure it’s not too far down your list of favorite blooms!”

— Chantal Larocque

I think storytelling is a thing of beauty, and also very difficult. It's a craft you have to continue to work at.

— James Gray

I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.

— Barkhad Abdi

“Craft is what we are expected to know; art is the unexpected use of our craft.”

— Ed Catmull

It matters little if something is 'craft' or 'art.' The question is only this: does it give me pleasure?

— Walter Darby Bannard

I'm always studying my craft because I want to be the best at what I do.

— Aaron Carter

You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't…

— Aljamain Sterling

The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.

— Steve Kanaly

Many writers learned their craft and work ethic at a newspaper. I benefited from that.

— Michael Connelly