Emil Ferris Quotes

Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself.

I've never been a confessional writer.

Everything I write is about me.

Well, I think that in every character there are little bits and pieces of yourself.

The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you.

To me, writing is a personal thing; I write super-personal, autobiographically.

Anything I write is going to be autobiographical and true to some degree.

I didn't know you could write about yourself. Nobody ever told me about this.

A writer is rarely so well inspired as when he talks about himself.

Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it would be about me.

Everyone eventually winds up writing about themselves - the problem is finding the best way to go about it. To write about oneself literally, in the first person, presumes a more interesting personal life and philosophy than most rock lyricists possess. John Lennon was good for one great album based on musical direct address, 'Plastic Ono Band.'

Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.

We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.

I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another.

If you write something that's personal, there's going to be elements of yourself in it.

My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.

I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.

Really, as a writer, I believe that if you're going to write about your own life, you need to do it as honestly and candidly as you are capable.

I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life.

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

First novels tend to be blood-lettings, and they're focused on you, not the reader.

Writing a book about yourself is like therapy, and you go 'Oh My God, that's the reason that happened.' Writing about it, you're forced to really examine things.

I write a lot about myself.

The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly.

When you write, you write out of your best self. Everything else drops away.