Air Quote by Leslie Jones

As writers, we are sketching people all the time when we write fiction.

— Rajkumar Hirani

When somebody would come in with a sketch that was not so good, you figured out in a room how to make that sketch…

— Robert Ben Garant

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

— Lynn Abbey

If you want toget the most outof a sketch, youneed to leave bigenough holes forthe imaginationto fit in.

— Bill Buxton

I'm not a sketch writer. I know what I am: I have a sensitive comedic sensibility. What turns me on is subtle neurosis. That's…

— Lake Bell

If you do a sketch, that's a very short narrative. Stand-up, it's bit-to-bit, minute-long narratives.

— Kumail Nanjiani

The fundamental thing about sketching is that it isabout asking not telling

— Bill Buxton

Sketching on a regular basis requires you to pay close attention to the visual world around you. With practice, you begin to see things…

— Paul Laseau

Sketch comes from everyday life. You can see someone on the street, and it can turn into a five-minute sketch.

— Will Sasso

I work on fittings, mostly. You know, I sketch less and less in my work. I sketch for the show sometimes, but then it…

— Alber Elbaz

Don't be too precious or attached to anything you write. Let things be malleable. For sketch writers, remember they're called sketches for a reason.…

— Tina Fey

You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

— John Singer Sargent