Amitabh Bachchan Quotes

I need to write to be happy.

I have always thought of myself as a writer, only because I need things to direct, and I can't not write the things that I direct.

When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.

I tend to write it and then let go emotionally.

Writing is a very calming thing for me.

If it weren't for painting, I wouldn't live; I couldn't bear the extra strain of things.

Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.

You write it down because finally, when it's written down you do get it out of your system somewhat.

Writing is my salvation. If I didn't write, what would I do?

You write a play mostly out of yourself. There's a need to get a certain thing down.

If I didn't write my soul would dry up and die.

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery.

Writing helps me process things that are happening to me.

Writing has become such an outlet for me that when I don't have it, I just get pent up.

I feel like if I couldn't write, I would explode.

I believe in the verb, not the noun - I am not a writer, but someone compelled to write.

Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.

I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

The act of writing can be a form of release - a confession performs the same action: putting your inner life on the page or into the hands of a trusted person releases tensions and sheds light on what often seems hidden until spoken - or written.

When I write, I can shake off all my cares.

If I wanted to curse you out, I would write everything I wanted to say to you in my diary, and it was like screaming in my head. After that, I would have no feelings for you; I wouldn't be mad at you or upset because I already said it to you when I wrote it down. That's what writing did for me.

If I'm down about something or having problems with something, I can write it down and get it out.

I need all of my songs while I'm writing them, because I need to get the stuff out of my body and out of my brain. I write out of necessity, not because I want to be a pop star.

I write a lot because, if I don't, I start to panic, and I calm down when I write.