Writing Quotes
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I tried writing a novel, but plays were the thing that kept feeding me, asking me to come back, sit down and be with them.
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I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.
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With my writing, because I live it, I have to be consumed by it, and that means you have to forget your other life, which is constantly pulling you from your work.
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The accidents of my life have given me the ability to make stories in which different parts of the world are brought together, sometimes harmoniously, sometimes in conflict, and sometimes both - usually both. The difficulty in these stories is that if you write about everywhere you can end up writing about nowhere.
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I love film and have taken a stab at a screenplay. I love writing dialogue and found it highly enjoyable.
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I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes.
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Joss Whedon is a hero of mine, and what he's done for women in film and television, particularly when it comes to writing female roles that would typically go to a man, is awesome.
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Our job as friends, mentors, parents, and writing coaches is not to write anyone's college essay. That's cheating. Plus, it sends a discouraging message to the teenager that he or she can't be trusted with this important assignment. Trust the student to write the essay, but verify that it gets done. Gentle editing and proofreading are allowed.
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There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.
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Writing is a creative process, and you need to have the doors and windows of your mind open so that you have the possibility of change.
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I write just because the fire of my emotion is burning. Had I not, I would not have been able to find peace.
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If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family, I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.
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A lot of people who were writing when I came through originally as a singer-songwriter have disappeared.
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When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.
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I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.
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Journalism is a team sport. Writing novels is golf: it's you and the ball.
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I like writing a joke, and I like when a joke works, and I like other comics who tell jokes.
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Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn't interest, enchant, delight, thrill, or terrify them. But when you can find a way into a young reader's imagination through something as simple as words on paper, well, there's nothing more satisfying.
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Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that.
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Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids.
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My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films. I had no idea about the whole process of filmmaking, about dialogue writing, scripts, screenplay etc. I had probably gone to two or three film shoots in my childhood.
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There's no better way to process pain than to write.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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You have to keep challenging yourself. I've always tried to do that, and I'm not saying I've always been successful. Maybe I've rewritten the same song; it's inevitable, but I've always been mindful of taking the writing somewhere else. You can't stick in your little comfort zone.
