Writing Quotes

I started writing when I was a journalist. But every time I sat down to write a novel or a story, I ended up writing about myself, which was incredibly annoying and self-involved.

Damian Barr
Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you; it's not conducive to the writing or recording process.

Frank Iero My Chemical Romance
- Writing

I do seem to have a lot of family secrets in my novels. I guess I'm one of those writers who is often writing about the same sort of themes, but taking different angles on them.

Nancy Werlin
- Different
- Family
- Same
'E.T.' was the movie that made me want to make movies in the first place, and it was the first movie that made me focus on writing instead of what happens in the movie.

Adam Green
- Movie
- Me
- Focus
I approach song writing three different ways. One way is where I write the initial melody and lyrics first and then take it in to the producer to collaborate. Another way is where the producer sends me his initial musical track ideas and then I write the lyrics and melody over his track. The third way is where we just jam out in the studio and see what we come up with.

Manika
- Up
- Different
- Song
I'm extremely grateful that I found writing, but it doesn't make it any more peaceful.

Sam Shepard
I write in a pretty straightforward way. I kind of sit down at page one and start writing.

Zack Snyder
- Pretty
- Start
- Page
I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me.

Peter Carey
- Life
- Writing
- Courage