When I'm working with Red One, we all have to do everything, from making sets and costumes to tearing tickets. Forget about craft services! So when I get on a film set, it's a thrill to be just working as an actor. Joe Dinicol actorcostumecraft share on social
When I'm writing a book, I don't have any responsibility to anyone. I'm solitary. I'm writing on my own. I write by hand. And I write every day. I mean, it's part of my daily discipline. Patti Smith bookdailyday Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a book, I prefer not to speak about it, because only when the book is finished can I try to understand what I've really done and to compare my intentions with the result. Italo Calvino bookcomparefinish Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a book, sentence by sentence, I'm not thinking theoretically. I'm just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I've got. Salman Rushdie bookcharacterhave Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside. Judy Blume audiencebigbook Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director. J. C. Chandor closedirectorluxury Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a new play, there's a period where I know I shouldn't be out in public much. I imagine most people who create go through something like this. You willfully loosen some of the inner straps that hold your core together. Tony Kushner corecreatehold share on social
When I'm writing a novel, I'm dealing with a double life. I live in the present at the same time that I live in the past with my characters. It is this that makes a novelist so eccentric and unpleasant. John Phillips Marquand characterdealdouble share on social
When I'm writing a novel, I'm usually just trying to write about things that are interesting to me. Ruth Ozeki interestthingwrite Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a novel, one of the things I do is get big poster boards. They're actually canvases that artists use. And I keep all the characters' names on them. If you write a big novel, there's a lot of characters. Alexi Zentner artistbigboard share on social
