I always squirm when I read what's called 'creative nonfiction,' and the writer is lobbing gobs of emotion and language at the world, hoping some of it will stick. Stewart O'Nan callcreativeemotion Change image and share on social
I always start a book thinking that it can be something other than first-person present, and I always come back to first-person present. It's just the easiest way. Ned Vizzini backbookeasy Change image and share on social
I always start a film thinking I know how to do it, then I learn all over again. Mia Wasikowska filmlearnstart Change image and share on social
I always start drawing any job by planning out to some degree the locales and trying to nail the characters. If they're existing characters, I'll draw them several times on rough paper just to get a feeling for them. The ideal when you're drawing a comic is to have everything in your head, not to have to refer to notes. Dave Gibbons charactercomicdegree share on social
I always start everything with the weather, because the weather is the first thing that I notice when I wake up in the morning. Julia Cameron morningnoticestart Change image and share on social
I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people. Amanda Burton basecharacterdraw Change image and share on social
I always start from the stand that it is imperialism that needs us, not we who need the imperialists. Sukarno imperialismimperialiststand Change image and share on social
I always start my breakfast out with oatmeal, because it's full of vitamin D, it's a great carb, and you can get, like, some fun flavors in there. Gracie Gold breakfastcarbflavor Change image and share on social
I always start my campaigns early, and I run hard. Maybe it comes from the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco politics, where it's not even a contact sport - it's a blood sport. This is how I am as a candidate. This is how I run campaigns. Kamala Harris bloodcampaigncandidate share on social