Rewrite Quotes

164 quotes by 141 authors

I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite. — William H. Macy
I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. Really the only thing… — Chuck Klosterman
If we want liberation, we must rewrite the Sleeping Beauty myth. No one is coming and no one else is to blame. — Elizabeth Lesser
. . . don't rewrite unless you know what you're trying to do. — Craig Lucas
I work sometimes from outlines, which are immediately abandoned. Sometimes, when I'm trying to find the characters, I'll sketch things out a bit. Sometimes, outlines… — Paul Rudnick
This is in a real sense the capstone of the initial missions to explore the planets. Pluto, its moons and this part of the solar… — Alan Stern
You have to write a lot. And you have to rewrite what you wrote a lot more. — Holly Black
I used to think it was hard to write, and I still find the process more or less unpleasant, but if I know what I'm… — Jonathan Franzen
If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people. If you want… — Avicii
I did three or four weeks of work on 'Godzilla;' it wasn't a page-one rewrite or anything like that. The term is 'script doctoring,' is… — David S. Goyer
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my… — Maria Semple
After two years studying what rewrite men did with the facts I phoned them, I knew that journalism was essentially a task of stringing together… — Russell Baker
Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst. — Tamora Pierce
There's a phrase, "sitzfleisch", which means just plain sitting on your ass and getting it done. Just showing up for work. My uncle Raphael was… — Peter S. Beagle
Most people quit. If you don't quit, if you rewrite, if you keep publishing in fancier places, you will understand that "What's the secret?" is… — Robert Lipsyte
I rewrite a great deal. I'm always fiddling, always changing something. I'll write a few words - then I'll change them. I add. I subtract.… — Ellen Goodman
I hate to repeat lines, to say the same damned thing. I try to rewrite cliches and make what I say sound fresh. — Gary McCord
Some writers find that they don't know their themes until they've finished the first draft (I am one). They then rewrite with an eye toward… — Nancy Kress
I won't rewrite on set, but I'll just trim the fat. — Sean Durkin
If you rewrite a paragraph fifty times and forty-nine of them are terrible, that's fine; you only need to get it right once. — Tana French

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