A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words.
I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.
You have to first be a writer and somebody who loves to write. If I couldn't travel, I would still write.
With comedy, I think it's so important, especially in TV, to know and trust what the writers are writing and just have it down.
Eva: So when's Anne Frank gonna smoke Hitler?
Miep Gies: You are the heroes. You are heroes every day.
Margaret Campbell: You can't make someone want education.
Gloria: Miss Gruwell, he just took my damn bag!
I never thought of myself as a writer about religion until a religion came after me.
But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy.
I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.
Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
The only people who have the long view are some scientists and some science fiction writers.
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.
I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist.
As a co-writer of the Mumford's songs, I'm always quite insecure about the music - I find it hard to accept any praise or feedback.
As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.
'Mad Men' is the greatest example of a perfect cast uniting with a perfect group of writers and creators to create a show that is bold, brutal, and brilliant.
I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.
Work harder than everybody. Read scripts, watch movies. Help other writers, it makes you better. And probably move to L.A.
