Crafts Quotes · Page 29

I now know that to do a worthwhile family history I must interpret the past without falling into either demonizing or unquestioning…

— David Henry Hwang

It’s paradoxical that the death of your quarry is besides the point and at the same time the whole point. A chase…

— Philip Caputo

You should let dialogue get as nearly out of control as you can. Characters should say what they say to each other…

— Robert Stone

After all, a woman didn't leave much behind in the world to show she'd been there. Even the children she bore and…

— Sandra Dallas

In the Ridley Scott film 'The Martian' you can do that [virtually driving car]. I have lifted off in the space craft…

— Martin Sorrell

In this perfect world, there are certain imperfections that catch your eye. That's what works for me. I don't concentrate on being…

— Sonakshi Sinha

Do not think your story [for a one-person show] is unique. . . . your story is the same as millions of…

— Julie Halston

Though I don't like the crew, I won't sink the ship. In fact, in time of storm I'll do my best to…

— Daniel Defoe

I feel happy about the songs I've written. I'm a great lover of the craft of songwriting, and I sure admire it…

— John Fogerty

I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get…

— Paddy Considine

I'm sorry that our country and the people do not consider the arts as vital to our well-being as, say, medicine. Suffering…

— Rita Mae Brown

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing…

— Susan Wiggs

I just feel like bands always need to work harder than the hardest working band. You need to constantly be one-upping yourself…

— Hayley Williams

I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer.

— Antonia Fraser

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

— Aaron Carter

Self-confidence can be crippling.

— Leonard Michaels

Every film I have made has corresponded to a very special moment of my life. I like to think that if someone…

— Bernardo Bertolucci

Study the rules so that you won't beat yourself by not knowing something.

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

A small craft in an ocean is, or should be, a benevolent dictatorship.

— Tristan Jones

Craft is a trick you make up to let you write the poem.

— Anne Sexton

“Oftentimes, our hands are more creative than our minds.”

— John Joclebs Bassey

It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up.

— Jacqueline Briskin

Be personal, and original. Try to work clean. Stay away from topical material, as it does not allow you to craft it…

— Gabriel Iglesias

Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for…

— Dave Grohl

Is the story developing an attitude or victimized by it.

— Leonard Michaels