#writ

I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show. ↗

— Barry Levinson

#became #began #beginning #down #eventually

Understood what the struggle was about. My mother. Couldn't read or write, but she had more sense than many a graduate from Harvard. ↗

— Al Lewis

#graduate #had #harvard #many #more

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly. ↗

— Damian Lewis

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Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. ↗

— Sinclair Lewis

#compulsion #every #obedient #polite #put

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers. ↗

— Jenna Bush

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I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

#better #faster #i #i can #than

Rush has never been a spontaneous group. We may be spontaneous in our writing, we may be spontaneous as individuals in our day to day lives... certainly I think am and always have been, but I think when it comes to Rush and our presentation of our music it's quite controlled. ↗

— Alex Lifeson

#am #been #certainly #comes #controlled

No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest. ↗

— Octavia Butler

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I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills. ↗

— Jeremy Lin

#classes #few #get #harvard #i

I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used. ↗

— Laura Linney

#am #aware #character #clues #everything