#writers

Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call. ↗

— Bill Walsh

#call #copy #early #editor #few

Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives. ↗

— Bill Walsh

#headlines #lives #outstanding #save #specialty

There were all us baby boomers who had a grammar school education, started to learn, then went on the pill, the whole thing, and so there are today a lot more women writers, editors, producers, and so a lot more women's stories. God, the BBC's practically run by women. ↗

— Julie Walters

#baby boomers #bbc #boomers #editors #education

My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. ↗

— James D. Watson

#good #graham #graham greene #greene #heroes

It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're sexy because they risk more. Stand-up comedians risk more than anyone. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#anyone #because #comedians #interesting #kind

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title. ↗

— Len Wein

#could #good #how #look #make

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision. ↗

— Len Wein

#another #chain #editor #expect #follow

I get really starstruck and tongue tied when I'm around other writers and the conversation tends not to go well. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#conversation #get #go #i #other

My book sales make 'real writers' possible. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#make #possible #real #sales #writers

I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#film #film business #films #freedom #i