You have to work with what you are given, even in Shakespeare. we have our form and it is important that we free ourselves through it. Ajay Naidu formfreeimportant Change image and share on social
You have to write a good score that you feel good about. At least, you're supposed to. But, if the director hates it, it ain't going to be in the movie! Danny Elfman directorfeelgood Change image and share on social
You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself. Kathy Mattea artistbadlycrappy Change image and share on social
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. Madeleine L'Engle bookchilddifficult Change image and share on social
You have to write the story that's at the front of your head. There is no point in trying to write for the market; it won't ring true. Jojo Moyes frontheadmarket Change image and share on social
You have tremendous flexibility in defining both the greater good and the greater community. If you don't succeed in this, then you will continue to pull that heavy wagon up the mountain, and despite the fact that you are pulling it, it will somehow run over your own foot. Srikumar Rao communitycontinuedefine share on social
You have tremendous freedom in the young adult book world to write what you want. You can put R-rated content in a book that you can't in a similarly targeted movie. Ned Vizzini adultbookcontent Change image and share on social
You have twenty-one days to shoot a whole movie and sometimes you go into that thinking 'ugh, this could potentially be really, really difficult' and it turns out to be the most incredible experience. Kathleen Robertson daydifficultexperience Change image and share on social
You have two alternatives. One: you can put your life on hold and wait for the phone to ring. Two: you run ahead as if your life depended on it. Carlo Rubbia aheadalternativedepend Change image and share on social
You have two choices, two paths to take as a comedian. You can tackle the difficult subjects and be harsh about it, be brash, be abrasive. But adding hatred to racism is not going to help everybody. So I like to have fun around it. Trevor Noah abrasiveaddbrash share on social
