---
title: "4 Writers Hollywood Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Writers Hollywood quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Writers Hollywood sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/pauline-kael-6910_classic_writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow_342230.jpg"
---

> [Writers who go to Hollywood still follow the classic pattern: either you get disgusted by 'them' and you leave or you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-kael/writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow-the-classic-pattern-either/)

[Pauline Kael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauline-kael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/pauline-kael-6910_classic_writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow_342230.jpg)

> [Television is a great job for a writer in the way that movies used to be, way before my time. Back when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/television-is-a-great-job-for-a-writer-in-the-way-that-movies-used-to/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/vince-gilligan-12018_21st-century_television-is-a-great-job-for-a-writer-i_2698591.jpg)

> [I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-every-story-he-writes-and-when/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/george-r-r-martin-2-926_approach_i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-ever_2774641.jpg)

> [I've pitched many things that have not gone, but every year, I'm in that pilot game like a lot of other writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wilmore/i-ve-pitched-many-things-that-have-not-gone-but-every-year-i-m-in/)

[Larry Wilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wilmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/larry-wilmore-3223_game_i-ve-pitched-many-things-that-have-not-g_2862907.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/#itemlist",
            "name": "Writers Hollywood Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 4,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Writers who go to Hollywood still follow the classic pattern: either you get disgusted by 'them' and you leave or you want the money and you become them.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Pauline Kael"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-kael/writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow-the-classic-pattern-either/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/pauline-kael-6910_classic_writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow_342230.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/pauline-kael-6910_classic_writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow_342230.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/pauline-kael-6910_classic_writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow_342230.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Writers who go to Hollywood still follow the classic pattern: either you get disgusted by 'them' and you…” — Pauline Kael",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Television is a great job for a writer in the way that movies used to be, way before my time. Back when writers in Hollywood were on staff or under contract at any given studio and you'd write movie scripts and then the movies would get made within a few weeks, such that you could be a working writer in the movie business back in the '30s and '40s and '50s and have a hand in writing five or six movies a year that actually got produced. The only thing remotely like that in the 21st century here in Hollywood is working in the TV business.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Vince Gilligan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/television-is-a-great-job-for-a-writer-in-the-way-that-movies-used-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/vince-gilligan-12018_21st-century_television-is-a-great-job-for-a-writer-i_2698591.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/vince-gilligan-12018_21st-century_television-is-a-great-job-for-a-writer-i_2698591.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/vince-gilligan-12018_21st-century_television-is-a-great-job-for-a-writer-i_2698591.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Television is a great job for a writer in the way that movies used to be, way before my time. Back when…” — Vince Gilligan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "George R. R. Martin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-every-story-he-writes-and-when/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/george-r-r-martin-2-926_approach_i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-ever_2774641.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/george-r-r-martin-2-926_approach_i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-ever_2774641.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/george-r-r-martin-2-926_approach_i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-ever_2774641.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn…” — George R. R. Martin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I've pitched many things that have not gone, but every year, I'm in that pilot game like a lot of other writers in Hollywood.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Larry Wilmore"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wilmore/i-ve-pitched-many-things-that-have-not-gone-but-every-year-i-m-in/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/larry-wilmore-3223_game_i-ve-pitched-many-things-that-have-not-g_2862907.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/larry-wilmore-3223_game_i-ve-pitched-many-things-that-have-not-g_2862907.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/larry-wilmore-3223_game_i-ve-pitched-many-things-that-have-not-g_2862907.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I've pitched many things that have not gone, but every year, I'm in that pilot game like a lot of other…” — Larry Wilmore",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/",
            "name": "Writers Hollywood Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/pauline-kael-6910_classic_writers-who-go-to-hollywood-still-follow_342230.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 4 Writers Hollywood quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Writers Hollywood sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Writers Hollywood Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-hollywood/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```