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Neil Simon Quotes

Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life Picture Quote #1

I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they’ve come up with so far Picture Quote #1

If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet Picture Quote #1

Gee, what a terrific party. Later on we’ll get some fluid and embalm each other Picture Quote #1

It looks different when you’re sober; I thought I had twice as much furniture Picture Quote #1

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors Picture Quote #1

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It’s always painful when you’re writing memoirs because you’ve got to go through the dark places, but it gives you a chance to find out the person you really are, not the person you thought you were Picture Quote #1

If you can go through life without ever experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet. and if you’ve gone through pain and think you know exactly why, you haven’t examined all the options Picture Quote #1

I don’t like losing the words, as you have to, when I’m asked to turn a play into a movie. It’s not a matter of ego... I’m just better able to create the character for an audience through words rather than through actions Picture Quote #1

I much prefer writing an original movie with the screen in mind to transferring a play to the screen Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to restrict the life of a play to a particular production. The original actors might leave after the first six months, and I want the play to last 30 or 40 years. You write for the character, not the actor on the stage Picture Quote #1

Writers feel like a middleman, standing with pen in hand over the page. A force greater than me stands above telling me what to write. That may sound romantic, but that’s how it feels Picture Quote #1

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You get attached to the way you write, and I’m attached to notebooks. That’s where I really write the plays. Just two or three pages at a time, then I transfer to the typewriter and rewrite while I type Picture Quote #1

I don’t use computers... I’m someone who needs to see the page right away in my hand Picture Quote #1

There’s no such thing as a sure thing. That’s why they call it gambling Picture Quote #1

My mother’s side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway Picture Quote #1

You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically Picture Quote #1

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Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life (Neil Simon Quotes) I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they’ve come up with so far (Neil Simon Quotes) If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet (Neil Simon Quotes) Gee, what a terrific party. Later on we’ll get some fluid and embalm each other (Neil Simon Quotes) It looks different when you’re sober; I thought I had twice as much furniture (Neil Simon Quotes) I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors (Neil Simon Quotes) It’s always painful when you’re writing memoirs because you’ve got to go through the dark places, but it gives you a chance to find out the person you really are, not the person you thought you were (Neil Simon Quotes) If you can go through life without ever experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet. and if you’ve gone through pain and think you know exactly why, you haven’t examined all the options (Neil Simon Quotes) I don’t like losing the words, as you have to, when I’m asked to turn a play into a movie. It’s not a matter of ego... I’m just better able to create the character for an audience through words rather than through actions (Neil Simon Quotes) I much prefer writing an original movie with the screen in mind to transferring a play to the screen (Neil Simon Quotes) I don’t want to restrict the life of a play to a particular production. The original actors might leave after the first six months, and I want the play to last 30 or 40 years. You write for the character, not the actor on the stage (Neil Simon Quotes) Writers feel like a middleman, standing with pen in hand over the page. A force greater than me stands above telling me what to write. That may sound romantic, but that’s how it feels (Neil Simon Quotes) You get attached to the way you write, and I’m attached to notebooks. That’s where I really write the plays. Just two or three pages at a time, then I transfer to the typewriter and rewrite while I type (Neil Simon Quotes) I don’t use computers... I’m someone who needs to see the page right away in my hand (Neil Simon Quotes) There’s no such thing as a sure thing. That’s why they call it gambling (Neil Simon Quotes) My mother’s side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway (Neil Simon Quotes) You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically (Neil Simon Quotes)

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