You have to hone your craft, but you also have to be born with a certain amount of talent, and I never took the talent for granted - I've always worked really hard to be as good as I could… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I thought I was good before I had any right to. But I think you got to feel that way. You got to think that. I wasn't delusional. I knew I had talent. — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists. — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I know what it's like to have a broken heart. I know what it's like to feel pain: When my songs don't become hits,… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
What makes a great song - you don't put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It makes you… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
When I turned 14, I became very obsessed with writing songs, and it took over my existence. — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to hits, and if I write something I feel, I think that's pretty mass appeal. I'm not very elitist with… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I have a good imagination. Look, I know what it feels like to have a broken heart. I know what it feels like to… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
One of the benefits of success with new songs is that some of the other songs will get a chance to see the light… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
You should listen to songs and listen to what works. Listen to why a song is a hit. Check it out-not to imitate it,… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
Maybe my songs are my partner. How 'bout that? Yeah, the biggest relationship I have is with my songs. — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I'm totally an East Coast person, energetic and sarcastic. I'm not a nice L.A. person. — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
Here in my heart, that is where you will be; you will be with me, here in my heart. No distance can keep us… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
