Admire Quote by Bill Nighy

I'm a big admirer of Daniel Woodrell for his beautiful, precise, sparse prose - I don't do succinct well, so I'm in awe of…

— Tana French

David Mamet's writing is pretty spectacular, obviously. I like the honesty of it; I like how funny it is and how sad it is.

— T. R. Knight

Joe Wright is incredible and I'm a huge admirer of his work in general, but specifically his aesthetics and poeticism.

— Bryce Dallas Howard

Knut Hamsun's writing is magical. His sentences are glowing; he could write about anything and make it alive. Of contemporary writers, Thure Erik Lund…

— Karl Ove Knausgard

There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.

— Steve Toltz

I'm inspired by Earl Sweatshirt. He's a really honest writer, and he's unusually intelligent.

— Erykah Badu

I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. I'm one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know.

— Mel Brooks

I do admire great essayists. I'm a particular fan of good nature writing. People like Robert Finch. I read great quantities of writing by…

— Roger Zelazny

The only thing that's authentic about what a writer writes is his work.

— Bryce Courtenay

I've been astonished how often, when I convince a writer to tell a story more straightforwardly and to tell it more simply and directly,…

— Alice Mattison

In most cases a favorite writer is more with us in his book than he ever could have been in the flesh; since, being…

— Charles Horton Cooley

I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.

— Henry James