I'll write a character with a certain actor in mind, but then once I start casting, I have to forget about who I pictured. Nicole Holofcener actorcastcharacter Change image and share on social
I'll write about myself, or people I know, or archetypal characters, but the goal is to get at some truth, not to necessarily convey my own experience as an individual to the world. Conor Oberst archetypalcharacterconvey Change image and share on social
I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form. Mitch Leigh formjudgewill Change image and share on social
I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin. Anne Tyler beginbreakchapter Change image and share on social
I loathe all political parties, which I regard as inventions of the devil. My favourite prime minister was Sir Alec Douglas-Home, not because he was on the Right, but because he spent a year in office without, on his own admission, doing a damned thing. George MacDonald Fraser admissionalecdamn share on social
I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics. Ken Livingstone detestloathepolitic Change image and share on social
I loathe and detest movies and television and don't watch any. I do not have the time. Felix Dennis detestloathemovie Change image and share on social
I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things. Fiona Shaw baddangerouslyloathe Change image and share on social
I loathe blogs when I look at them. Blogs look, to me, illiterate. They look hasty, like someone babbling. Paul Theroux babblebloghasty Change image and share on social
