Chris Riddell Quotes

Writing is my No. 1 passion.

When you compose, it's like writing. You're like a writer. You just think all the time.

If I did anything 'next', I would do writing.

I write all the time - I write poetry, I love to write.

Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.

Writing is a great love of mine.

I think writing is such a great talent, and if I was better, I would love to be a writer.

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

I love writing different things.

I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.

I am always trying to write.

I know I can always draw, but I actually love the writing the most.

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.

Writing is writing. It's an abiding, wonderful talent, craft, gift that stays with you your whole life. And you can go in different forms, and you can try them. Look at me: I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it.

You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.

Big Night and The Impostors are both things that I wrote.

I was always a writer, by which I mean I was always scribbling away, doing something with pen and paper.

I'm sure every author has their own process.

I've always liked writing. Even when I was in art school and thought I was going to be a gallery painter, I liked to pair my artwork with writing. And so that naturally led to drawing comics.

I'm finding writing very fascinating.

Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.

I think you have to learn for yourself how to write. I'm slightly mystified by creative writing courses - God love them - because I can't understand how you can explain a process that I find so baffling.

I've always been a writer.

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.

Favorite subject? I would have to say creative writing.