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title: "6 Play Writer Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Play Writer quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Play Writer sayings and thoughts."
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> [I definitely did not play myself. As the writer of the script, I have traits of all the characters. I can relate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherien-dabis/i-definitely-did-not-play-myself-as-the-writer-of-the-script-i-have/)

[Cherien Dabis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherien-dabis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/cherien-dabis-28887_character_i-definitely-did-not-play-myself-as-the_371620.jpg)

> [Whatever part drink may play in the writer's life, it must play none in his or her work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kingsley-amis/whatever-part-drink-may-play-in-the-writer-s-life-it-must-play-none/)

[Kingsley Amis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kingsley-amis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/kingsley-amis-5258_drink_whatever-part-drink-may-play-in-the-writ_523881.png)

> [Writing a tribe is fun. They have their own language, their own slang; they repeat it, and it becomes part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wade/writing-a-tribe-is-fun-they-have-their-own-language-their-own-slang/)

[Laura Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/laura-wade-21809_becomes_writing-a-tribe-is-fun-they-have-their-o_869983.jpg)

> [The way I like to work is to attach personal experiences to what I'm doing, so it helps tremendously if I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/the-way-i-like-to-work-is-to-attach-personal-experiences-to-what-i-m/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/645/mandy-patinkin-3117_attach_the-way-i-like-to-work-is-to-attach-pers_1192856.jpg)

> [I realized early on that if I became an actor, I could play a writer and a sculptor and a painter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-realized-early-on-that-if-i-became-an-actor-i-could-play-a-writer/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/harry-dean-stanton-4043_actor_i-realized-early-on-that-if-i-became-an_1733553.jpg)

> [You just play what a writer writes, in terms of what a character chooses to do and how a character chooses to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/you-just-play-what-a-writer-writes-in-terms-of-what-a-character/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/kevin-spacey-931_character_you-just-play-what-a-writer-writes-in-te_2157853.png)

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