2371 Writer Quotes for You to Enjoy

Punk gave you a kind of chutzpah, so even trying to be a writer, I just thought, 'Well, I'm going to send poems to 'Radio Times,' short stories to the 'Observer,' just have a go. Ian Rankin

Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right. Ida Lupino

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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic. Ike Barinholtz

When somebody asks what I do, I guess I say 'writer' first. Ilana Glazer

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In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting. Illeana Douglas

School High High School Writer Got Goal SNL Then Acting

Writing changed my life. It has an existential dimension, and that's the same for every writer. Every artist has a moment of awakening, of happening upon an idea that grabs hold of you, regardless of whether you are a painter or a writer. Imre Kertesz

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When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work, how they structure it, how they design the pieces. It gives you chops; it gives you moves. Ira Glass

I am trying to concentrate on books. You know, I love Dostoevsky; he's my favourite writer. Irina Shayk

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The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points. Iris Johansen

I always wanted to be a writer. Maybe, had I been brought up in another generation, I might have just gone into writing rather than medicine - which is not to say that I didn't also have a great attraction towards the idea of being a healer. Fortunately, I've been able to combine the two in ways I could never possibly have imagined. Irvin D. Yalom

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I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?' You just can't help it; it's the way people are. Irvine Welsh

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The first job of a writer is to be honest. Irvine Welsh

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The idea is not enough. And the most annoying thing for me as a writer is that people will come up to me and say, 'Hey, I've got a great idea for a book. I'm not a writer, but I've got a great story.' Irvine Welsh

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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor. Irwin Shaw

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An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself. Irwin Shaw

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The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises. Irwin Shaw

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer. Irwin Shaw

You Writer Expect Achieved Popularity

I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans. Irwin Shaw

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The writer works in a lonely way. Irwin Shaw

Lonely Way Writer Works

My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever. Irwin Shaw

Favorite John Writer

In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices. Irwin Shaw

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