George Tillman Jr. Quotes

I'm not a great writer.

I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.

My only real claim to anyone's attention lies in my writing.

There's actually nothing interesting about me except what I write.

Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer.

I don't think of myself as a writer.

I don't call myself a writer.

I've never thought of myself as a writer. I still don't, despite all the writing I've done.

There are probably many, many people who are better writers than me.

I ain't no author, man... my writing skills are not of 'New York Times' best-seller quality, trust and believe it ain't. My vocabulary ain't.

I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer.

You think you have some stable talent that will show no matter what you're writing, and if it doesn't seem to be getting across to the audience once, you can't imagine that moment when it suddenly will. Gradually, gradually you gain that confidence.

I never thought of myself as a writer.

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.

I'm here because of what I write. Obviously, I must know something.

It took me a while to affirm the fact that I'm actually a really good writer. I couldn't even call myself a writer with a straight face because I didn't take my gift seriously.

When I write books, I've learned not to have any expectations that I'm going to change the world.

I don't think I'm a brilliant writer, but I'm a good writer, and it's just so empowering to get involved.

I can't emphasize enough how much of a writer I am.

I consider myself a writer, foremost - a nonfiction writer.

I am not a trained writer.

I'm not a writer.

Privately I think that I'm not really somebody who has a network television show. Celebrities are other people - Johnny Carson and Sylvester Stallone. I'm just a kid trying to make a living is the way I feel.

Am I a hero? I really can't say, but yes.

As for advice for aspiring authors, the best I can give is to be brave. It sounds like a simple enough thing, but it's not. Rejection is such an integral part of this journey, and it never goes away.