#writers

The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to do their jobs. ↗

— Hope Davis

#experience #general #hard #jobs #network

People die from typewriters falling on their heads. ↗

— Jonathan Davis

#falling #heads #people #their #typewriters

Let's face it, the great comedians now that are handicapped in the looks department are tremendous writers. ↗

— Jack Black

#department #face #great #handicapped #looks

I've been trying to find women writers for my staff for a while now and I have three women on my staff and three guys so it's pretty equal. I don't know why that is. It's been the same thing for a while. It's hard for female comedians to stand out. That's weird. That's a shame. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#comedians #equal #female #find #guys

American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#american writers #dangerous #live #margins #more

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#been #european #expressionism #i #i think

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#dangerous #jail #many #repressive #societies

I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work. ↗

— Otis Blackwell

#back #behind #fame #get #good

I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like. ↗

— Otis Blackwell

#fame #great #hall #i #kind

Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#day-to-day #day-to-day life #describing #draw #experiences