People Quote by Elmore Leonard

“I try to leave out the parts that people skip.”

— Elmore Leonard

“Some people skip through life; some people are dragged through it.”

— Donald Miller

“The people who skip the hard questions are in the majority, but they are not in demand.”

— Seth Godin

I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.

— Nora Ephron

“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are." --Nora Ephron”

— Nora Ephron

Actors do want to work with me and I'm very grateful for that, but you never know. I could write parts for them that…

— James Gray

I've always written for actors, and if you want to write for good actors, you have to write parts that are surprising, that are…

— Peter Hedges

The key is you have to keep doing the right thing. Do the right thing and stay around long enough, and you'll keep getting…

— Chazz Palminteri

My stories take three or four months to fix, and it's not magical of a process. Ultimately it's a boring, difficult process. I write…

— Kumail Nanjiani

There are so many actresses I want to write for. I see them, and I think, 'Why is she not playing that lead? What's…

— Abi Morgan

In crime fiction, I just don't write the parts that aren't a thriller and it's exactly the same in my TV reporting - I…

— Hank Phillippi Ryan

I am even ready to dance if someone is willing to write those parts for me.

— Jaideep Ahlawat