“You know, I always was an early morning or late night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And at four in the morning you make up some of your most absurd jokes.”
— Joss Whedon
Category: Hooked On Quotes
This Is Your Job…
“Every good writer or filmmaker has something eating at them, right? That they can’t quite get off their back . And so your job is to make your audience care about your obsessions.”
— Bruce Springsteen
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Task of a Writer
“The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.”
— Thomas Mann
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Explain the Inexplicable
Don’t Subscribe to Writer’s Block
“I don’t even subscribe to writer’s block being a truthful thing. I’ve had writer’s laziness quite often. But I think it’s all about sitting down and facing down the blank page and doing it, and I’ve always been ok at that.”
— Martin McDonagh
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Highly Critical Eye
“A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.”
— Bernard Malamud
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Feel & Show
“It’s always a nice feeling, having people think that you feel things much deeper than you’re allowed to say, but this isn’t true. If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That’s enough.”
— Shel Silverstein
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Be Dramatic, Or…
“To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that’s why I just make up crap.”
— Colin Mochrie
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Don’t Leave Books Unfinished
“As far as I’m concerned, I’m a writer who’s writing books, and therefore, I don’t want to die. You’d miss the end of the book wouldn’t you? You can’t die with an unfinished book.”
— Terry Pratchett
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Write Now—More Than Ever
“But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.”
— Ron White
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