#writ

People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way. ↗

— Anita Desai

#because #i #i write #india #must

For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working. ↗

— Zooey Deschanel

#down #me #percent #sitting #working

David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character. ↗

— William Devane

#after #character #david #guy #instincts

The first is that instead of writing a sequel, which is what most people do, this is in fact a prequel. Although we didn't know that when we began the process. ↗

— James Collins

#began #fact #first #in fact #instead

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart. ↗

— Judy Collins

#come #deep #deep down #down #expose

Not everybody gets to record with an orchestra, and not everybody that gets to record with an orchestra gets to write all their own stuff. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#gets #orchestra #own #record #stuff

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence. ↗

— Cyril Connolly

#consequence #function #masterpiece #other #produce

I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#book #direct #forced #i #movies

I don't write songs. ↗

— John Corbett

#songs #write

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one. ↗

— Rob Corddry

#i #mine #never #now #once