Books Quote by Benedict Cumberbatch

I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I…

— Melanie Lynskey

I do write a lot of prose. It's not disciplined enough yet that it's actually become stories, or short stories. The idea of writing…

— PJ Harvey

I've always scribbled, and I still do it. I've written numerous scripts for films for which I think I'd be perfect as the complex,…

— Romola Garai

Writing scripts is fine because you get through a page quickly. But writing words just reminds me of school. To me a novel would…

— Harry Enfield

I've always written a little bit. I mean, I've written screenplays, and I've doctored my dialogue for years, and I've written speeches - I…

— Rob Lowe

I write scripts by myself. It's not for everybody. It's someone's personal work. I need to be in love with the subject.

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

I write totally spontaneously. I actually write fiction by hand - that always seems to startle people. I think the reason I do that…

— Jennifer Egan

I have always thought of myself as a writer, only because I need things to direct, and I can't not write the things that…

— David Lowery

My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there's no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I've met say…

— Douglas Coupland

I've been writing most of my life; it's just something I do.

— Alejandro Zambra

I am not one of those writers that it just flows out of effortlessly. I have to sit and write and rewrite and sometimes…

— Princess Superstar

Fiction has always been a thorn in my side, because I've always wanted to be a writer but I can't seem to really do…

— Sufjan Stevens