Quotes by George R. R. Martin

About George R. R. Martin:

George Raymond Richard Martin is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for its dramatic series Game of Thrones.
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I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn't the end and there's something more, but I can't convince the rational part of me that that makes any sense whatsoever.

George R. R. Martin

Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.

George R. R. Martin

Fiction is lies; we're writing about people who never existed and events that never happened when we write fiction, whether its science fiction or fantasy or western mystery stories or so-called literary stories. All those things are essentially untr...

George R. R. Martin

Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department in Bayonne, N.J.

George R. R. Martin

The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy.

George R. R. Martin

I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time.

George R. R. Martin

I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to n...

George R. R. Martin

I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white.

George R. R. Martin

I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.

George R. R. Martin

I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out?

George R. R. Martin

Writing is hard. I mean, I sit there and work at it.

George R. R. Martin

If you're going to write about war, which my books are about, wars are nasty things. I think it's sort of a cheap, easy way out to write a war story in which no one ultimately dies.

George R. R. Martin

Author Bio

  • NameGeorge R. R. Martin
  • DescriptionAmerican writer, screenwriter and television producer
  • AliasesGRRM; George Raymond Richard Martin
  • BornSeptember 20, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Writer; Television Producer; Novelist; Playwright; Blogger
  • WorksA Song Of Ice And Fire
  • AwardsNebula Award