"My characters have to talk, or they're out.……" — Elmore Leonard
"My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown out."
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62 Quotes by Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard has 62 quotes on this site.
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If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to…
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Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this…
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At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline.…
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I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.
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Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.
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I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages,…
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My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.
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What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.
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After 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's…
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The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.
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Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
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I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.
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More Audition Quotes
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Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they…
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The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.
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When the audition for 'Cats' came up, even though I'd been making pop records, it felt like something I was…
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Simon would not want to audition in front of Simon.
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It doesn't matter how smart you are; to audition for 'Jeopardy,' you just have to luck out and know what…
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Because I sleep with him he asked me to audition, you know?
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I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go…
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A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract…
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My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap.…
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She drove me to ballet class...and she took me to every audition. She'd be proud of me if I was…
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After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.'
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