Doing Quote by Quentin Tarantino

I'm not being analytical. I just create everything intuitively. If you're too analytical, what you're doing probably ends up being too specific.

— Gus Van Sant

Whatever's going on with me at the time of writing is going to find its way into the piece. If that doesn't happen, then…

— Quentin Tarantino

To make it interesting and worth doing, writing a novel has to be a leap into the unknown. I have to be unsure if…

— Charles Palliser

When I'm writing, I try to think about what would make a song better before worrying about personal opinions.

— Phoebe Bridgers

I don't consciously think of any certain direction when I'm writing. I only try not to be repetitive or redundant.

— Jim Root

I think about the sincerity of my writing. I try to be true, to pose questions. Shake people up a bit and make them…

— Philippe Claudel

Honestly, when you're writing you try to stay on the story, on the character's mind, trying to throw stuff at them. There is danger,…

— Fede Alvarez

I don't know if there are topics that I unconsciously avoid, but as soon as they pop up in my writing, I try to…

— Denise Duhamel

The only rule I have when writing is to try to tell the truth. That doesn't mean you can't exaggerate, edit, rewrite things to…

— Erica Jong

I can be collaborative, for instance, in situations where I go and study the artist's work before I start writing. Then I can at…

— Warren Ellis

When I am writing alone I try to just write for myself without thinking, like, this will go on a record.

— Julien Baker

I think a lot about writing and I try to read a lot. Being a musician, I don't take the words lightly; they are…

— Steve Gunn