Al Franken Quotes

People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.

I still get enormous pleasure and a sense of fulfillment out of writing a book that I'm proud of. I see myself as a bit like a jewel-maker who can sit back and admire his work.

I can't say that I love writing, but I do love the satisfaction that it gives me.

There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.

I get a great high from writing.

I never feel more myself than when I'm writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day.

I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.

There's a happiness that comes from writing that I won't live without.

There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.

I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.

I find contentment in the craft of writing and fulfillment in self-expression.

The emotional power of creating something... Nothing gives me as much joy as that.

I would say that writing, both the act of writing, and of course reading of other people's work is, for me, supreme joy.

I may be writing well, I may be writing poorly, but I enjoy the act of writing and sometimes when it turns out okay, I feel an elation that is incomparable.

When you feel good about what youve written, there is just no high that is greater.

I love to create and that's what gives my soul the satisfaction.

Why does one write these books after all? The drudgery, the misery, the grind, are forgotten everytime; and one launches another, and it seems sheer joy and buoyancy.

I enjoy writing but I much prefer the experience of having written.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

I'm really proud of 'Moneyball.' To me, it's about feeling pride in a movie I made. I think when I'm an old man I'll be able to show it to my grandkids with pride. That's all I can really go for: making movies to please me.

I'm one of those writers who say, 'I've enjoy having written.'

I'm never more miserable than when I write, and never more happy than having finished and having it sitting in front of me.

Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it.

One thing that makes me very happy is to have a complicated idea and to feel that I've expressed myself clearly. I remember writing the ending to 'Happier at Home.' I wrote the entire book to build to that ending 'now is now,' and what I had to say was very abstract, and yet I felt satisfied that I managed to say what I wanted to say.

I'm the happiest when I'm in the studio, not on a beauty parade.