“You become a great writer by writing lots and lots of stories, not by rewriting the same story over and over again.” — Scott William Carter Copy Share Image
That's where everything starts, as an actor: you've gotta have great writing and great character development, and then you have really great… — Matt Lauria Copy Share Image
It's hard to imagine there's a place for great writing inside a multinational conglomerate. — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
“... and Louisa watched another car arriving, this one as unmarked as the cop cars, but more so.” — Mick Herron Copy Share Image
I love great writing. I like interesting characters. I like to work with people who push me to be better, to elevate… — Julie Ann Emery Copy Share Image
I always go for just really, hopefully, great writing and great acting, being in the company of great actors. — Paula Malcomson Copy Share Image
All readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies. Such is the basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
Just play the moment, that's the fun of it. You just play the moment. It's great writing and very clever writing, I… — Glenn Close Copy Share Image
“I spent years in a graduate literature program learning what makes great writing, and the only conclusion we came to was that… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“...-compost is trucked in; some crops also receive fish emulsion along with their water and a side dressing of pelleted chicken manure.… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. ... It's the streaming reason for living. To… — Enid Bagnold Copy Share Image
One of the greatest things about 'Continuum' is how great the writing is; our writing room is one of the most talented… — Richard Harmon Copy Share Image
“If the written word has contributed anything at all to our developing species and our half developed culture, it is this: Great… — John Steinbeck Journal of a Novel - The East of Eden Letters Copy Share Image
“On the drive over, Richards kept marveling at the transforming power of having a felony to commit. His brother looked more like… — Robert Roper Copy Share Image
“What was glimpsed in Aquarius—what was envisioned, believed in, prophesied, predicted, doubted, and forewarned—is made, in Pisces, manifest. Those solitary visions that,… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Working with people you adore and love. There's just a sense, all the way through all of the movies [Planet of Apes],… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Like Flannery O'Connor, McCorkle's genius is to give us both philosophical speculation and a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters. Great writing,… — Ron Rash Copy Share Image
“This was the place that shaped Arthur, this backwater, where the deep British past persisted the way scraps of winter snow last… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Writing is great because in the writing you never have to... First of all you never have to leave your home. And… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“That spike of terror went through me again. He was like a raptor, not cruel, not good or evil, only and utterly… — Tana French Copy Share Image