#o

Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana. ↗

— James Welch

#also #anyone #become #bit #could

The economic piece is still missing, since it's so hard to attract industry to reservations, but spiritually and educationally, they're doing just fine. Each tribe has a community college now, and they teach the language, they teach the traditions. ↗

— James Welch

#college #community #community college #doing #each

You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer. ↗

— Billy West

#kind #like #observation #observer #power

The title of the poems was The Only Bar in Dixon. We sent it out to The New Yorker on a fluke, and they took them and printed all three in the same issue. ↗

— James Welch

#dixon #fluke #issue #new #new yorker

The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind of funny, because they weren't very wealthy; they were on the fringes of society themselves. ↗

— James Welch

#because #fringes #funny #had #indians

To receive this award from an organization I admire so much makes me totally happy and grateful. ↗

— James Welch

#award #grateful #happy #i #makes

Acting is an art and a science and there is more to me then that young blonde kid. ↗

— Michael Welch

#art #blonde #kid #me #more

I know a lot of actors don't watch themselves on TV, but I think it's good to see how else you can improve. ↗

— Michael Welch

#good #how #i #i think #improve

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents. ↗

— Michael Welch

#brass #classes #continue #cool #crave

I live in L.A., I grew up here, it's not that crazy for me because it's L.A., you know? ↗

— Michael Welch

#crazy #grew #here #i #know