Quotes by Writing Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation. Brian Greene differentwritingbook Time allows change to take place and the very evolution of the universe is what requires some conception of time. Mathematically can we write down a universe that doesn't have time? Sure. Do we think that would be realised in the larger reality that is out there? None of us take that possibility seriously. Brian Greene writingrealitythinking We were the rebels of the music industry so we wanted to write a rebellious song. Brian Harvey rebelwritingsong I think there's something strange about writing a script I've written many, many scripts - dozens and dozens of scripts - and every time I start one, I think to myself: 'why in the world do I think I know how to do this?' Brian Helgeland writingworldthinking I worked as hard to write the worst film of the year as I did to write the best film of the year. Brian Helgeland filmwritingyears I write R-rated action dramas, and every year that goes by, that gets to be a smaller and smaller world you have to work in. You have to think of how to get the studio excited and sell them something. Brian Helgeland writingdramathinking I think Cool Hand Luke was probably the first movie in which I was aware of the writing as its own separate thing. It was that speech when the guy reads Paul Newman the riot act. The speech about going in the box. Brian Helgeland writinghandsthinking If you write an original, its like you went in and dug a well, and you hit oil. But an adaptation, its like the oil wells on fire, and they bring you in to put the fire out and get it working again - or something like that. Brian Helgeland oilfirewriting I think writing is a difficult thing and you need to suffer a little bit, even if it's just to sit there and think what an idiot you are and how anyone else could do this better than you can. Brian Helgeland sufferingwritingthinking I know a lot of directors have a whole staff of people trying to find their next film for them. I always just end up writing mine. Brian Helgeland writingtryingpeople Where does a character come from? Because a character, at the end of the day, a character will be the combination of the writing of the character, the voicing of the character, the personality of the character, and what the character looks like. Brian Henson personalitywritingcharacter Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You need to learn how to be a marketer just as much as you need to get past your influences and develop your unique prose voice. And you can't do it alone. You need a strong emotional support system to help cope with the frustrations and setbacks. Brian Hodge strongwritingart The advice I continually give to young writers is this, "Learn to paint pictures with words." Not just once upon a time, but ... In the long secret dust of ages, beneath a blue forgotten sky, where trade winds caress the sun bleached shores of unknown realms ... See, as much as there are words in poetry, there is a poetry in words. Use it, stay faithful to the path you have set your heart upon and follow it. Brian Jacques blueheartwriting I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall Abbey in my imagination. As I wrote, the idea grew, and the manuscript along with it. Brian Jacques writingchildrenideas I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not believe that a ten-year-old could write that well. I was even punished because my teacher thought I'd lied about writing it! I had always loved to write, but it was then that I realized that I had a talent for it. Brian Jacques writingteacherbelieve I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels. Brian Jacques writingchildrenthinking To try and imagine that I'm another person is always going to be hard - whether I'm writing about a truck driver or someone who is gay, who's trans, who is of a different ethnicity or creed. But it would be boring if I always had to write about myself and my limited viewpoint. Brian K. Vaughan ethnicitygaywriting Immigration confuses and terrifies me, so why not try to write a comic and make some sense of it? Brian K. Vaughan immigrationwritingtrying I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help. Brian K. Vaughan confusedselfwriting All writing is the same: It's just making up lies until it starts to sound like the truth. That's what I do. Brian K. Vaughan soundwritinglying«174175176177178179180181182183184»
