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I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels. But poetry was always there. Ben Okri
Life Writing Poet Evolved Poetry Journalism Always Been Began Stories Novels Fundamental
For me personally, I'm mostly focused on writing and acting right now. Ben Savage
Me Writing Focused Mostly Personally Acting Now Right
Writing 'Schottenfreude' has reinforced the fact that there are few, if any, emotions that have not been experienced, and analyzed, by some of the world's greatest writers. Ben Schott
Writing Emotions World Few Analyzed Some Fact Writers Greatest Been Greatest Writers Any Experienced Reinforced
The idea that I am cynical because I'm writing the books that I write is a bit like someone saying, 'What, you've done a second album? Oh, I see, cashing in on your first album, are you?' But I'm a musician! It's sort of what I do. Ben Schott
Saying You Writing First Cynical Books Bit Musician See Someone Write Idea Like Sort Because Am Done Oh Your Second Album
The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again. Ben Stiller
Failure Writing Impacted Guy Cable Had Again Acting Start Career
As soon as I started writing the first batch, I had a vision. I saw me on stage playing a certain type of music. I want to take these blues melodies over aggressive guitars. I heard the sound I wanted to make. I knew what I wanted to do. It wasn't ever there before. Benjamin Booker
Music Me Writing Vision First Before Stage Aggressive Batch Type Saw Melodies Guitars Take Had Knew Soon Over Make Sound Heard Blues Want Wanted Certain Ever Started Playing
I went to school in Gainesville because it was a huge punk and folk town. So I went to class twice a week, and then I went to shows and wrote. I did a lot of music writing before I actually started playing music. Benjamin Booker
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I know that New York is big - there are huge buildings - but, in fact, it's quite small and contained... I like it when cities are melancholic. When it started snowing, for example, I felt very lonely. I felt very comfortable and very relaxed. When that happens, I write. So I've been writing, not a lot, but I'm inspired every day. Benjamin Clementine
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I just wanted to eat, to survive. I started singing a cappella in bars. I saved up money to get my first guitar and started writing songs. Benjamin Clementine
Writing Money Guitar First Singing Saved Eat Songs Up Survive Get Just Wanted To Survive Cappella Bars Started
I feel like, if you're writing the same songs you were writing when you were 17 in your 30s, something's wrong. As a grown man, you're more confident, and you have less to prove. Benji Madden
You Man Writing Something More Songs Wrong Feel Like Prove Were Same Confident Your Less Grown Grown Man
I love writing plays because they are living, fluid things that are energised by the producer, designers, musicians, actors and audience. Berlie Doherty
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I love writing picture books and story books because of the exciting, visual life that artists and illustrators give to them. And most of all, I love writing novels because of the inner, emotional journeys that they take me on. Hopefully, the reader comes with me! Berlie Doherty
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At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career. Bernard Cornwell
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One book at a time... though I'm usually doing the research for others while I'm writing, but that sort of research is fairly desultory and I like to stick to the book being written - and writing a book concentrates the mind so the research is more productive. Bernard Cornwell
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My theory is that everything an actor does, from the way he looks at his watch to the way he moves across the stage, is in the service of advancing a story, and in that sense, it's all writing. In that sense we, while acting, write. Bernard Sahlins
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If you start off writing an album with a band, the reality is that you're constantly in each other's company, so it's really important that you get on with each other. Bernard Sumner
You Reality Writing Important Band Other Constantly Off Get Really Company Each Start Album
I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father. Bernardo Bertolucci
You Writing Father Poet Young Follow Poems Absolutely Know Because Normal
I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write. Bernhard Schlink
Love Happy Writing Three Nothing Month Months Week Write Never Am
As far as arrangements after the basic track is cut, if I'm writing a horn arrangement or playing strings, I might arrange that, plan that out. Other times, I'll just sit and roll tape. Bernie Worrell
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The whole purpose of writing a book is to be understood - if other people write about you, they try to guess why you did things, or they hear things from other people. Berry Gordy
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I'm writing all the time when I'm at home. When I'm on the road, I just get ideas, and I put it on my iPhone. Beth Hart
Time Home Writing Put Road Ideas iPhone Get Just
If I'm writing the music, and I don't feel like its really connecting inside, then I'll know there's no reason to really put a lyric on it; it's a waste, and I'll throw it. Beth Hart
Music Writing Lyric Inside No Reason Throw Put Feel Like Know Then Really Reason Connecting Waste
My job is to work at song writing and singing and telling the truth in song writing. My job is to be courageous enough to go on stage and tell the truth, the same truth that's gone into my song writing. Beth Hart
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The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi. Beth Henley
Christmas Alone Class Woman Writing School Dime Laurel About Mississippi Wrote Store Poor Worked Next Next Thing Who Thing Night
I learned to embrace my individuality, and if that meant writing a song on one chord over and over again, then that's what I do. Beth Orton
Song Writing Embrace Individuality Over Learned Again Then Meant Chord
Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week. Bette Midler
Book People Writing Tough Country Nights Thirty-Five Haul Horse Week Like Around Five Sweat
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