“Any writer can attest that in the luckiest, happiest state, the words are not coming from you, but through you.” — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think the written word is my first love. I was just a very imagination - centered child and a big part… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I'm not that interested in writing for myself. That's not where my impetus as a writer comes from. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Historically, art and music and writing and film have been one of the only tools that is effective against tyranny. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Writing-wise, I like to have a lot of things on the burners at once, because when I hit a wall, I like… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me. When you take that… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think from my earliest childhood, I liked to tell stories, put on plays and write things. It's funny to think of… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I have a lot more writing experience than Paul Dano has, so to be able to put that experience to use in… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I'm definitely feeling whatever's going on pretty hard. It's like playing Barbies. You're holding the Barbies, but all of the action is… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Wildlife was the only thing we've written together with Paul Dano. It's based on a book by this author Richard Ford, who… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I almost never write because I want something from my audience. Almost everything I've ever written, I've written because I feel like… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I look like a fool because the parts are moving through me and I'm crying and laughing and making… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think film writing, you're thinking in pictures, and stage writing, you're thinking in dialogue. In film writing, it's also, you only… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
When you're in the editing room, as a director, you get the opportunity to look at your work. As a writer, you… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I can work a lot faster when I'm writing a screenplay than when I'm writing a play because, if I'm having a… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Every piece of writing I've done has been something where I feel like I need to get this out of me, whether… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Lena Dunham or Miranda July, those people are sort of thinking about their work in a slightly different way than I do,… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a way of gaslighting myself, but I think of it this way: In certain circles, my grandpa was considered to be… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
There aren't a lot of movies being made about women, period. Most of the time, the roles that are available are the sidekick, the… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Every role requires its own set of tools, and I think, because of that, it is very hard to ever feel totally prepared or… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think the written word is my first love. I was just a very imagination - centered child and a big part of that… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think, a lot of times, directors assume that whatever they get from you the first time, whether it be at an audition or… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think from my earliest childhood, I liked to tell stories, put on plays and write things. It's funny to think of it as… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
When I would get close on a part but wouldn't get it, I would be like, "They made a mistake," which is not how… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I'm definitely feeling whatever's going on pretty hard. It's like playing Barbies. You're holding the Barbies, but all of the action is happening inside… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
