Quotes of: American-writers Keyword

The great writers just kept bringing them out. They didn't care if they repeated themselves.

Irwin Shaw

Genre-spanning is the effort to make the live show interesting. It's also a great way to challenge yourself as a writer.

Jason Mraz

Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane.

Kate Atkinson

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

Martin Cruz Smith

Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.

Mickey Spillane

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

Patricia MacLachlan

The great liberty of the fictional writer is to let the imagination out of the traces and see it gallop off over the horizon.

Will Self

I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.

Zach Woods

I know all actors are different, but I've never sat down and asked the writers, 'Where are we headed? Am I good or bad?'

Blair Brown

My passion is becoming involved in good work, whether that means as an actor or writer or director or producer or all - that is not as important to me.

Bryan Cranston

I really think that as good of a job as you do as a writer, you're absolutely indebted to the actors that have to deliver that material.

Carlton Cuse

I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in a band with musicians and writers.

David Cassidy

I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doing.

Dolly Parton

Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.

Ezra Pound

I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.

Irwin Winkler

My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers.

James D. Watson

I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else.

Karin Fossum

When you combine something to say with the skill to say it properly, then you've got a good writer.

Theodore Sturgeon

Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that.

Anthony Browne

I would probably work with Drake as he is massively inspirational to me as a writer as well as an artist. If not him, then Susan Boyle!

Conor Maynard

You have to have empathy, knowledge and compassion for your characters if you're a writer.

Paul Haggis