--- title: "17 Writing Quotes By Jim Rash" description: "17 Writing quotes by Jim Rash. Plus more from Jim Rash and more Writing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/jim-rash-9572_cinema_the-director-in-tv-and-the-writer-and-th_2924335.png" --- > [The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/the-director-in-tv-and-the-writer-and-the-creator-are-working-very/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/jim-rash-9572_cinema_the-director-in-tv-and-the-writer-and-th_2924335.png) > [Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/writing-sketches-you-re-also-learning-about-a-journey-and-characters/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/jim-rash-9572_about_writing-sketches-you-re-also-learning-ab_2208912.png) > [Writing sketches, youre also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/writing-sketches-youre-also-learning-about-a-journey-and-characters/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/jim-rash-9572_bigger_writing-sketches-youre-also-learning-abo_471689.png) > [In television, the writer-creator-showrunner is embraced as the creative mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/in-television-the-writer-creator-showrunner-is-embraced-as-the/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/jim-rash-9572_creative_in-television-the-writer-creator-showrun_2029638.png) > [I think the community that's created within a writers' room is a very interesting topic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-think-the-community-that-s-created-within-a-writers-room-is-a-very/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14f/jim-rash-9572_community_i-think-the-community-that-s-created-wit_2368980.png) > [Improv has been immensely beneficial to me as both an actor and a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/improv-has-been-immensely-beneficial-to-me-as-both-an-actor-and-a/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/jim-rash-9572_actor_improv-has-been-immensely-beneficial-to_2226078.png) > [When I teach sketch writing, there's still a beginning, middle and end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/when-i-teach-sketch-writing-there-s-still-a-beginning-middle-and-end/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/jim-rash-9572_beginning_when-i-teach-sketch-writing-there-s-stil_2958232.png) > [I think most co-directors and co-writers just hold hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-think-most-co-directors-and-co-writers-just-hold-hands/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/jim-rash-9572_directors_i-think-most-co-directors-and-co-writers_3230202.png) > [Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/wherever-a-writer-grew-up-they-re-obviously-influenced-by-that-area/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/jim-rash-9572_area_wherever-a-writer-grew-up-they-re-obviou_235936.png) > [I will say you could always look at 'Looney Tunes' and learn about writing. I think you can learn a lot about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-will-say-you-could-always-look-at-looney-tunes-and-learn-about/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/jim-rash-9572_about_i-will-say-you-could-always-look-at-loon_1948934.png) > [With writing, I love doing it, but there's that love-hate relationship: You're not having a good run, you've hit a wall; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/with-writing-i-love-doing-it-but-there-s-that-love-hate-relationship/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/jim-rash-9572_doing_with-writing-i-love-doing-it-but-there-s_1354432.png) > [If you're a writer, the insight of other writers - if there's some kind of Holy Grail message on how to deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/if-you-re-a-writer-the-insight-of-other-writers-if-there-s-some-kind/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/jim-rash-9572_about_if-you-re-a-writer-the-insight-of-other_995250.png) > [I've certainly been someone who has loved to mine the trials and tribulations of growing up in general, and the people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-ve-certainly-been-someone-who-has-loved-to-mine-the-trials-and/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/jim-rash-9572_been_i-ve-certainly-been-someone-who-has-love_1050796.jpg) > [There are writers' rooms that will write episodes all together, who will break into little groups and write certain scenes. Everyone's process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/there-are-writers-rooms-that-will-write-episodes-all-together-who/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/jim-rash-9572_bit_there-are-writers-rooms-that-will-write_161980.jpg) > [My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/my-acting-has-always-been-in-the-world-of-comedy-but-in-my-writing/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/jim-rash-9572_acting_my-acting-has-always-been-in-the-world-o_1921332.jpg) > [I love discussing the ins and outs of the collaborative nature of writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-love-discussing-the-ins-and-outs-of-the-collaborative-nature-of/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/jim-rash-9572_collaborative_i-love-discussing-the-ins-and-outs-of-th_1413658.png) > [I like to believe we're always looking to evolve as writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-like-to-believe-we-re-always-looking-to-evolve-as-writers/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/jim-rash-9572_always_i-like-to-believe-we-re-always-looking-t_2846986.png) ## Other authors on Writing - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ernest-hemingway-33795.jpg) Ernest Hemingway 243 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/ernest-hemingway/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ray-bradbury-77494.jpg) Ray Bradbury 186 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/ray-bradbury/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-gaiman-70689.jpg) Neil Gaiman 185 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/neil-gaiman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-lamott-13804.jpg) Anne Lamott 153 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/anne-lamott/) - [Samuel Johnson 134 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/samuel-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 130 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-virginia-woolf-93906.jpg) Virginia Woolf 128 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/virginia-woolf/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 123 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/kurt-vonnegut/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-saunders-37966.jpg) George Saunders 118 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/george-saunders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joyce-carol-oates-53785.jpg) Joyce Carol Oates 110 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/joyce-carol-oates/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-natalie-goldberg-70301.jpg) Natalie Goldberg 107 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/natalie-goldberg/) ## More by Jim Rash > [I loved 'Dungeons & Dragons'. That was actually a good cartoon to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-loved-dungeons-dragons-that-was-actually-a-good-cartoon-to-me/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [There are writers' rooms that will write episodes all together, who will break into little groups and write certain scenes. Everyone's process can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/there-are-writers-rooms-that-will-write-episodes-all-together-who/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [I watch too much TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-watch-too-much-tv/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/wherever-a-writer-grew-up-they-re-obviously-influenced-by-that-area/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/when-you-stop-thinking-about-something-the-idea-comes-to-you-it-seems/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [There are a lot of shows that have been saved because the fans weighed in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/there-are-a-lot-of-shows-that-have-been-saved-because-the-fans/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [I think there's a fear of disconnect sometimes; communication is a huge issue for all of us, from adults to kids, as far as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-think-there-s-a-fear-of-disconnect-sometimes-communication-is-a/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [Writing sketches, youre also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/writing-sketches-youre-also-learning-about-a-journey-and-characters/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [In a weird way, the drama behind the stage was sort of keeping 'Community' on people's minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/in-a-weird-way-the-drama-behind-the-stage-was-sort-of-keeping/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [I think what's cool about a body-switching movie is, 'The grass is always greener:' the idea that someone else has a better life than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-think-what-s-cool-about-a-body-switching-movie-is-the-grass-is/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [I think the networks, in general, have to evaluate what's happening around them. I'm sure they're scared about a lot of things: Amazon, Netflix,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-think-the-networks-in-general-have-to-evaluate-what-s-happening/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/technology-has-changed-and-we-need-to-figure-out-how-to-improve-the/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [When you're talking about people like Shonda Rhimes, Vince Gilligan or Beau Willimon, you're talking to people who are notable and celebrities in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/when-you-re-talking-about-people-like-shonda-rhimes-vince-gilligan-or/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [I can't wait to meet Steven Spielberg or Al Pacino again so I can say, 'I have to tell you how you know me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-can-t-wait-to-meet-steven-spielberg-or-al-pacino-again-so-i-can-say/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) > [Look at people that influenced me - but I didn't know if I had that sort of 'I'm going to take you under my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/look-at-people-that-influenced-me-but-i-didn-t-know-if-i-had-that/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/jim-rash/#itemlist", "name": "17 Writing Quotes By Jim Rash", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Rash" }, "url": 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