Cutting Quote by Tamara Jenkins
“Writing is so... I don't know, it's such a practice, and I feel very unpracticed in it, because I'm not doing it every day. And I really need to do it every day. In other words, you spend all this time writing a movie, and then you stop, and then you're shooting the movie, and then you're cutting, and a year and a half goes by, because in the editing room, you're not writing.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: The New Yorker, 2015
Writing requires daily practice; without it, skill erodes and projects stall.
In simple terms: Writing needs daily habit.
Write every day, even briefly.
Themes
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Type
When to use this quote
- screenwriting
- journalism
- personal essays
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you embed writing into your routine?
- What minimal daily practice works for you?
Writing sporadically leads to loss of momentum.