Ambitious Quote by Dawn O'Porter

Work harder than everybody. Read scripts, watch movies. Help other writers, it makes you better. And probably move to L.A.

— Lorene Scafaria

I do different work, teaching and running around visiting universities and bookstores, and that prevents me from writing. But it's nice to be wanted…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

I've been writing for years, you know, and when I get to a particular place, city, or different locale, I find myself first of…

— Omari Hardwick

I have sort of a life in Los Angeles.

— George Stroumboulopoulos

Now I'm writing about contemporary Los Angeles from memory. My process was to hang out, observe, research what I was writing about, and almost…

— Michael Connelly

I went through a phase where I wanted to be a writer... but it's not social enough.

— Sophie Kennedy Clark

I like to go out and write. So I'll often go to a Starbucks or a local coffee bar, and I'll sit there and…

— Harlan Coben

I've always wanted to write, but coming from a small-town background - I was born and brought up in Ludhiana - you think you're…

— Ravi Subramanian

I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about where I…

— Anne Enright

When I first arrived in Los Angeles I became a little bogged down in the whole success thing. Now I'm at a place in…

— John Glover

I'm attracted to creative people and train wrecks, and there's no shortage of that in Los Angeles.

— Pete Wentz

I really like Los Angeles. I like the weather, the openness of it, the beach, the mountains, the desert. I find it inspiring. I…

— David Thewlis