Editor Quote by Leandra Medine Download Open image “I wanted to be my own editor, and by 'editor,' I mean unedited-or.” — Leandra Medine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Editor Mean My own Own Wanted
I don't want to be an editor - I want to be really forward about that. I would be a horrible editor. — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
I really only became an editor, or started doing my own editing because I was filming the docs and you simply can't keep an… — John Hyams Copy Share Image
Every writer needs an editor. I don't care how good you are or think you are. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
An editor has to be selfless, and yet has also to be strong-minded. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be an editor. I never wanted to be a boss. I just wanted to write, and it didn't make any… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
Which editor? I can't think of one editor I worked with as an editor. The various companies did have editors but we always acted… — Joe Simon Copy Share Image
I believe an editor's job is to help a writer sound like himself or herself. — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
An editor is like a professional reader, and as I became a better reader, I also became a better writer. — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire. — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
I don't want to be an editor! I don't want to direct; I'd be a horrible director. I don't want to write - I… — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at night and… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I have never done anything to my brows, though sometimes I tweeze the intersection of the left and right brow, which is either a… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out. I treated… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I think, fundamentally, Man Repeller is a voice for women to connect with; they can come and try it on for size and be… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I'm really happy that people understand that man-repelling is a good thing. I was afraid people would think I was mocking fashion, and it's… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I think that when I started Man Repeller, the Internet was still hungry for authentic content from girls that weren't actresses or supermodels and… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
When I'm wearing red lipstick, I'll never do anything with my eyes. And it's so easy - you just put on red lipstick, and… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
When push comes to shove, no one really cares what you're wearing except you. — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
When you're writing a blog post, you can take solace in knowing that you will immediately know how people will respond to it, and… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
As someone who has been known for the way they've been dressed, it's almost OK for me to wear New Balances and sweat pants.… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I gave my archive to Emory University because there's a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he's the editor. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I could give you some names of Workshop participants who are as good as many who are being published but haven't had the right… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
Newspapers have been likened to steamships that move very slowly, in terms of their direction. And when a reporter is sent out on a… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
The best compliment came from Knopf's Sonny Mehta. We were at lunch in New York with my editor, Gary Fisketjon, it was my first… — Adam Ross Copy Share Image
Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay! — Jack Germond Copy Share Image
Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that's not working. Just pare it down until it's a… — Kurt Loder Copy Share Image
My job as an editor is to gently prod the attention of the audience to look at various parts of the frame. And that… — Walter Murch Copy Share Image
Having been an editor for more than a decade, I thought I had a good idea of how much work was involved in writing… — Julie Klassen Copy Share Image
“One rule of the road not directly stated elsewhere in this book: 'The editor is always right.' The corollary is that no writer will… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
It's always the paragraphs I loved most, the ones I tenderly polished and re-read with pride, that my editor will suggest cutting. — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
