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I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year, if I continued to read great books, eventually I would… — Augusten Burroughs
I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act. — Billy Boyd
The drawing and the crafting of the story are fun, but it's the overall meaning that matters to me. It might escape some people who… — Brian Michael Bendis
When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in… — Dave Brubeck
I'd read a lot of thrillers about politicians and presidents, but never one where you flip the stereotypes and make good people bad and bad… — David Baldacci
I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote from an idea… — Dirk Benedict
I don't read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear. — Erykah Badu
To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points… — Fredrik Bajer
I try to read everything that I can about myself because Saddam Hussein didn't read his reviews and he thought he was winning! — James Blunt
I try to tell one lie in every interview. It keeps people I know amused when they read the article. — James Blunt
Any kid that feels like they don't have any kind of future, whether they're on a street corner in Harlem or in a little town… — James Brolin
Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game. — James Lee Burke
People try to read a lot into what 'digital' means. It's just another platform. There are very attractive things that happen if you invest in… — Jeffrey Bewkes
I read books more than I go out. — Julie Bowen
I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so… — Melvin Burgess
When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos… — Melvin Burgess
People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if… — Rick Barry
I created the characters from what I read in the script. I decided how I should talk, accent, no accent, my own voice, or a… — Ruth Buzzi
I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did… — Simon Baker
I don't read reviews and I don't know what to do with opinions, so I just lose them. They take up space, they become a… — Anne Carson
I don't think I'll ever lose the feeling that I had when I read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - Harper Lee was going back into… — Chris Crutcher
People write fiction in their minds all the time - every time we read a 'human interest' news story, or a true crime tale, we… — Dan Chaon
I used to play the piano by listening to it - like Chopin pieces, when I was, like, a little kid - and then the… — Eliza Coupe
If I'm not clear with the character, I can't do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you… — Eliza Coupe
I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom. — Eoin Colfer

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