I like working with writer-directors because you can solve problems right there.
Too many writers get into that gross-'em-out factor.
A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.
The idea of writer's block or not having inspiration is totally terrifying to me.
If you want to tell stories, be a writer, not a filmmaker.
Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.
The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.
Companies that are terrifying to a writer are companies like Amazon.
A writer should never mark the page with their own tears.
For the real writers, every decision is either write or wrong.
I don't think writers need to be insane. Just crazy.
One doesn't choose to become a writer. One is just born that way.
If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.
After 'Where the Wild Things Are,' I guess I felt more confident as a writer.
If you give a writer a line, they'll take a paragraph…
Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding.
My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything.
Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.
It's part of a writer's job to be nosy about everything.
Archive material is vital to the writer of historical fiction.
One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain.
