Books Quote by Zoya Akhtar

My first writing job was with a company called TheatreworksUSA.

— Robert Lopez

Like many people, I kicked around, struggled to become a writer, finally got my first full-time job around 27, 28, at 'The Hill' newspaper.…

— David Grann

I got my master's degree and then started working as a production assistant. I was writing my debut film, the crime drama 'Little Woods,'…

— Nia DaCosta

I went to film school, worked as an assistant, and wrote several scripts that haven't gotten made.

— Lauren Miller

Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.

— Johanna Lindsey

I come from a working-class background and it wasn't in my world to be a writer - I had no direct access to those…

— Roisin Conaty

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

— Sandra Brown

After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.

— Lynne Truss

When I graduated college I needed to make money while I was pursuing acting, so I read screenplays and made a living writing coverage…

— Sasha Alexander

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.

— Thomas Perry

I didn't do a masters in creative writing until I was 26, which is quite old, and then I found myself in New York…

— Rachel Kushner

I didn't have a lot of great jobs. I was a third-shift legal proofreader. I did office work for people where a friend might…

— Charles Bock