Lynn Coady Quotes

I always say, 'I love producing, but directing is my passion,' and for a while, I had to produce to support my directing habit.

I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the play.

I'm too passionate about my work...Acting takes not only concentration, it takes creativity; it takes... your soul.

I could name you a dozen superheroes whose powers I'd like to have. But if I could have any power in the world, it would be the power to read or watch a creative work and absorb the technical skill of the people who made it. Because then I could have even more fun writing. That's my core identity. I'm a writer. I just love telling stories.

Love is the answer to everything. It's the only reason to do anything. If you don't write stories you love, you'll never make it. If you don't write stories that other people love, you'll never make it.

For me, I just want to continue telling stories - whether it's musically or theatrically, this is what I love to do. So, I want to create more.

As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.

If you are creative enough to select the ideal vocation, you can win, win big time. The really brilliant millionaires are those who selected a vocation that they love, one that has few competitors but generates high profits.

I love my work, apart from when it's driving me crazy. But I get to be interested in stuff and think like a filmmaker as I'm buzzing about the world and then see an opportunity to make a film, and then make it happen.

I get to do what I love every day. I get to crawl into someone else's head and I love that.

My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes from sort of 'me' storytelling.

I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.

I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct.

Fall in love with the work you do - that is the best way to make everything last.

This is a privilege, what we get to do. To be able to tell stories. It's a luxury. So I have a business-like approach to it, the same way I had with football.

You write a story, you do a TV show, and if people don't like it, well, you're going to do it again tomorrow.

There is no Plan B. I love to act and I enjoy what I do.

I had been doing something for more than half of my life that I wanted to continue doing - I really loved making the film and I really love acting and it is what I want to do.

If I succeed in putting some warmth and love into the work, then it will find friends. Carrying on working is the

I like being a writer.

It's hard to be good at anything. If you're passionate, the chances are that you will find a job that will make you happy.

Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but it's also a question of working with patience and love.

I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.

I know my movies. I love my movies.

You've got to love what you do to really make things happen.