Be creative Quote by Dee Rees

I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it.

— Dee Rees

I wanted to be a writer, to write these stories that would make people see the world in a different way. But I ended…

— Jeffrey Skoll

Advertising was only meant to be a very small part of my life. I had intended that I would work extensively in journalism for…

— Bryce Courtenay

And then afterwards I worked in advertising for a year which taught me about writing even when you don't want to (laughter) because there's…

— Nicholas Stoller

I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it…

— Mary Oliver

I don't really think of writing as a career. It's something that happened to me. By working harder than I knew it was possible…

— Susan Cheever

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

— Sandra Brown

Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired…

— John Hughes

I did not think of writing as a career and I don't think that I did this ever really, but I think of writing…

— Chinua Achebe

I never had a moment of wanting to be a writer. I wanted to be an actress, but writing was just a thing I…

— Sarah Pinborough

From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but I thought…

— Kevin Maney

I majored in business/marketing because I was going to be a teacher and a high school basketball coach.

— John Calipari