Tom Stoppard Quotes

I've written plenty of scripts that sucked.

As a writer, you look for inspiration wherever you can get it.

I think writers are observers and watchers. We always have our ears open and eyes open, so I might see something in everyday life that inspires me. And I think that's probably more than anything else. Everyday life is where I get my inspiration.

Writers are so important.

To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

I never thought I was very good at developing material. I grew up at the BBC where they sent you scripts.

I don't call myself a writer.

I think that my script, if it gets used, would be great. But if it doesn't, I think it inspired them.

Writers are people who put pen to paper every day.

I'm definitely a writer. I don't even know how to freestyle.

I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them.

I'm always fascinated by how different writers' rooms work.

I'm drawn to writers with skill sets I don't have.

I've been writing in some way, shape, or form for as long as I can remember.

A writer is what I am.

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that.

Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.

I think all writing is done through memory.

I like to write in all different genres. I just like a new challenge.

I tell my writing students that everything is material; just pay attention.

I prefer writing originals.

As a writer, one is busy with archaeology.

Writing a novel - unlike operating a piece of heavy machinery, say, or cooking a chicken - is not a skill that can be taught. There is no standard way of doing it, just as there is no means of telling, while you're doing it, whether you're doing it well or badly. And merely because you've done it well once doesn't mean you can do it well again.