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Great Writing Quotes

In my time since moving to the United States, I’ve found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are stories that depict us in a way that isn’t cliched or niche, and that a white person, a Chinese person, an Indian person can watch and relate to. Those are the stories I want to be a part of telling Picture Quote #1

Working on ‘NYPD Blue’ and 24’, those two series, I did full runs on those. It’s great work, but everything has to align. The producers have to want you; the network has to want you; there has to be great writing; and it’s not as easy as it may appear to the outsiders to make all those things align Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as great writing - there is only great re-writing! Picture Quote #1

The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it’s well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that’s the raw material I need Picture Quote #1

One of the key secrets of great writing is knowing where to start and when to stop Picture Quote #1

I’m personally attracted to great writing - that’s what turns me on the most Picture Quote #1

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It’s hard to imagine there’s a place for great writing inside a multinational conglomerate Picture Quote #1

Just play the moment, that’s the fun of it. You just play the moment. It’s great writing and very clever writing, I think it’s witty. And I have those great clothes. You have a great, witty, intelligent script and you look like a million dollars, because we have a great costumer, and it’s a pretty good place to begin Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of great writing, and characters, and stories being told in television nowadays. And much more than there used to be. The opportunities to tell stories, because of the opportunities to show content. And so it’s drawing actors from cinema, movie actors, actors to where there’s a lot of opportunities to where you can tell stories Picture Quote #1

There’s a need to perfect things in a writers’ room, and that can take a lot of fun out of a show sometimes. It’s a struggle. It depends on your personality. Some people love working with a writing staff. I had a great writing staff on Lucky Louie, but it sometimes felt like Congress or something Picture Quote #1

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don’t want to learn those skills Picture Quote #1

The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose Picture Quote #1

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A divine great spirit put awe-words on my mind; my sacred-duty is the writing Picture Quote #1

For no. 1, it’s great writing, super writing. The second thing is that it’s great chemistry with all the actors. We just all got along from the very start. Very get-go, we all got along. We just - it was just like we were all meant to be there together Picture Quote #1

I was opposed to doing TV for a long time because I thought the quality of writing wasn’t very strong, as opposed to film, but there’s been a shift in term of the quality of scripts. HBO has attracted a tremendous amount of great writing talent Picture Quote #1

I have a great many opinions about writing, but I’m afraid that all of them are unprintable Picture Quote #1

Packs a Huge Emotional Punch! Graceful Writing, Great Acting, Exquisite Direction, Suspense, Profound Subject Matter and It Rocks! Picture Quote #1

Like Flannery O’Connor, McCorkle’s genius is to give us both philosophical speculation and a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters. Great writing, poignancy, humor, wisdom-all are in abundance here. Jill McCorkle is one of the South’s greatest writers; she is also one of America’s Picture Quote #1

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Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance Picture Quote #1

On the Internet, everyone is writing. There is a great flowering of writing Picture Quote #1

As much as I revere great writing, and am still humbled by it, literary activities are no longer esoteric to me. When I read a great novel - something that I could never have written myself - I’m still looking at it a little bit like a technician Picture Quote #1

What’s the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human Picture Quote #1

I love writing with Adam Lambert. He’s really funny and very fun, he’s a great friend Picture Quote #1

The great thing about writing compared to life is getting to tie things up Picture Quote #1

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All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that’s the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for Picture Quote #1

Great writing is great writing. It’s as simple as all that Picture Quote #1

For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument Picture Quote #1

There is no great writing, only great rewriting Picture Quote #1

Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything Picture Quote #1

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing Picture Quote #1

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In my time since moving to the United States, I’ve found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are stories that depict us in a way that isn’t cliched or niche, and that a white person, a Chinese person, an Indian person can watch and relate to. Those are the stories I want to be a part of telling. (Great Writing Quotes) Working on ‘NYPD Blue’ and 24’, those two series, I did full runs on those. It’s great work, but everything has to align. The producers have to want you; the network has to want you; there has to be great writing; and it’s not as easy as it may appear to the outsiders to make all those things align. (Great Writing Quotes) There is no such thing as great writing - there is only great re-writing! (Great Writing Quotes) The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it’s well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that’s the raw material I need. (Great Writing Quotes) One of the key secrets of great writing is knowing where to start and when to stop (Great Writing Quotes) I’m personally attracted to great writing - that’s what turns me on the most (Great Writing Quotes) It’s hard to imagine there’s a place for great writing inside a multinational conglomerate (Great Writing Quotes) Just play the moment, that’s the fun of it. You just play the moment. It’s great writing and very clever writing, I think it’s witty. And I have those great clothes. You have a great, witty, intelligent script and you look like a million dollars, because we have a great costumer, and it’s a pretty good place to begin. (Great Writing Quotes) There’s a lot of great writing, and characters, and stories being told in television nowadays. And much more than there used to be. The opportunities to tell stories, because of the opportunities to show content. And so it’s drawing actors from cinema, movie actors, actors to where there’s a lot of opportunities to where you can tell stories. (Great Writing Quotes) There’s a need to perfect things in a writers’ room, and that can take a lot of fun out of a show sometimes. It’s a struggle. It depends on your personality. Some people love working with a writing staff. I had a great writing staff on Lucky Louie, but it sometimes felt like Congress or something. (Great Writing Quotes) Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don’t want to learn those skills. (Great Writing Quotes) The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose. (Great Writing Quotes) A divine great spirit put awe-words on my mind; my sacred-duty is the writing (Great Writing Quotes) For no. 1, it’s great writing, super writing. The second thing is that it’s great chemistry with all the actors. We just all got along from the very start. Very get-go, we all got along. We just - it was just like we were all meant to be there together (Great Writing Quotes) I was opposed to doing TV for a long time because I thought the quality of writing wasn’t very strong, as opposed to film, but there’s been a shift in term of the quality of scripts. HBO has attracted a tremendous amount of great writing talent (Great Writing Quotes) I have a great many opinions about writing, but I’m afraid that all of them are unprintable (Great Writing Quotes) Packs a Huge Emotional Punch! Graceful Writing, Great Acting, Exquisite Direction, Suspense, Profound Subject Matter and It Rocks! (Great Writing Quotes) Like Flannery O’Connor, McCorkle’s genius is to give us both philosophical speculation and a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters. Great writing, poignancy, humor, wisdom-all are in abundance here. Jill McCorkle is one of the South’s greatest writers; she is also one of America’s (Great Writing Quotes) Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance (Great Writing Quotes) On the Internet, everyone is writing. There is a great flowering of writing (Great Writing Quotes) As much as I revere great writing, and am still humbled by it, literary activities are no longer esoteric to me. When I read a great novel - something that I could never have written myself - I’m still looking at it a little bit like a technician (Great Writing Quotes) What’s the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human. (Great Writing Quotes) I love writing with Adam Lambert. He’s really funny and very fun, he’s a great friend. (Great Writing Quotes) The great thing about writing compared to life is getting to tie things up (Great Writing Quotes) All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that’s the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for. (Great Writing Quotes) Great writing is great writing. It’s as simple as all that (Great Writing Quotes) For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument (Great Writing Quotes) There is no great writing, only great rewriting (Great Writing Quotes) Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything (Great Writing Quotes) Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing (Great Writing Quotes)

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