Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the… — Elia Kazan Copy Share Image
To make my diary a little different I am going to call it a Thought Book ... I have thoughts that I… — Kate Douglas Wiggin Copy Share Image
If I'm happy and joyous, which I have been a lot in my life, thankfully, I'm usually not at the piano writing… — Beth Hart Copy Share Image
When I was about 14 or 15 I decided to become a writer and never for a moment since have I wanted… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
A writer or any suffering artist-to-be is just an instrument too finely set to the human condition [...] — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
I think that's more a reflection of the fact I've never been a student of any particular school of writing, or even… — Feist Copy Share Image
To me, the reason to write about [Buckminster] Fuller is because I think that he has ideas that are incredibly pertinent. — Jonathon Keats Copy Share Image
“Looking through my internet history you'd think I'm trying to kill someone but really I just want cool names from dragons. #this… — Kurokotesuya Copy Share Image
I think that the Holy Spirit works through the pastors of the church. It helps me avoid the trap of writing to… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“When my head is in the typewriter the last thing on my mind is some imaginary reader. I don’t have an audience;… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Until film is just as easily accessible as a pen or pencil, then it's not completely an art form. In painting you… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I've been rewritten on past projects and thought, 'That's not what she was - she was this really powerful woman, and there's… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
“The Stadium Have you ever entered an empty stadium? Try it. Stand in the middle of the field and listen. There is… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
It takes great self-confidence to write a newspaper column. Some might say it takes arrogance. Be that as it may, my willingness… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
What is good for you creatively is usually bad commercially. You thrive financially by sticking to a series and not fiddling about… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I'm underrated, but more reserved. Only time will tell, but I've been good so far in being consistent and… — Nayvadius Cash Copy Share Image
I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
I think when people make a record with a goal in mind - like taking it to the next level or making… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that… — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
[Writing] is harder than you think. You'll be rejected often. If you do it for money, you'll quit. Love it or don't… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
You're alone with yourself and your own feelings and that gives you deeper access to what you need to get in touch… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I'm a storyteller who uses all of the beauty and power of cinema to tell tales of human struggles for positive social… — Pamela Yates Copy Share Image
If I'm feeling something, I know if it's a song, or if it's a little story that I'm going to write, or… — Michael Marisi Ornstein Copy Share Image
The writer who cannot sometimes throw away a thought about which another man would have written dissertations, without worry whether or not… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
There's something about Jason Katims' writing that just feels like home to me. He gives you so much liberty to play, which… — Jurnee Smollett-Bell Copy Share Image
You know, writing is really difficult, and it takes a real patience and a skill. I don't know if I have that.… — Adam Scott Copy Share Image
I still always think the greatest moment for me, as a writer, is when I press that button and send the first… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory. I like… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
There was no way I was going to write about Africa and not include the triumphant continuity of life that had also… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your… — Gene Fowler Copy Share Image
I'm a director and a writer, and I'm used to having my way. I'm not used to being a vessel for other… — Desiree Akhavan Copy Share Image
We've all had that experience where we hear a song that we've liked for many years, and we finally hear what the… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they don't try or give up when their efforts don't lead to a… — Lauren Tarshis Copy Share Image
I love writing music for film and TV, but putting it into a video game is twice as fun because it needs… — Kristian Bush Copy Share Image
I often tell young people that as a writer you are very powerful, that you can make absolutely anything happen. — Christopher Paul Curtis Copy Share Image
I think that's what I love about writing, is the ability to try to, in a sense, take a vacation from yourself… — Ron Rash Copy Share Image
I must have been five or six when I realised all the stuff I was writing made sense with what I was… — Mabel Copy Share Image
If you go to a big city anywhere in the world and you need a doctor, just ask me. I can tell… — Steffi Graf Copy Share Image
I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image