I have to declare in all candor that no one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
Most writers can write books faster than publishers can write checks. — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“It's not Jane Austen, it's not Henry James. But this writer, or writers, well, they're pretty damn good too.” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
I have to declare in all candor that no one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so naive as… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
We project our ideas about ourselves into the heavens and call them ideas about God. — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
Look at the sky. It’s not dark and black and without character. The black is, in fact deep blue. And over there: lighter blue… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
It's impossible to overvalue the importance of television - both in its serious and less serious functions. It's one of our most important ways… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“Baldrick, we are about as similar as two...dis-similar things in a pod!” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“Prime Minister: Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“Percy, you are dismissed from my service." "Me? Why, my lord?" "Why? Because, Percy, far from being a fit consort for a prince of… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“Why, on to the castle, to kill the royal family, and claim the throne that isn't mine by right!” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
Most writers can write books faster than publishers can write checks. — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“Baldrick: Have you got a plan, my lord? Blackadder: Yes I have, and it's so cunning you can brush your teeth with it!” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“We're all travelling through time together, everyday of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride.” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“It's not Jane Austen, it's not Henry James. But this writer, or writers, well, they're pretty damn good too.” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
