Quotes About Author

The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there's everywhere to go to enrich it.

The only thing at the back of my mind is longevity, and I'm really lucky that I've constantly been in work since I left drama school.

I could name many women who travel or who work with America as a theme. I think it was more not being able to name canonical women, whose work is part of the American canon.

If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the novelisthonours the relationship in itself, it will be a great novel.

Any good biography has to got to lead you to the work. Many biographers have started out in love with their subjects and ended up hating them.

I've never had any kind of work ethic. I've never sat down with the intention of writing a song.

Plot and scene are still the hardest things for me, though I think they're the building blocks of what makes a story work.

I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.

For fiction, Im not particularly nationalistic. Im not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work.

There are those special projects that don't ever feel like work but just a blessing to be a part of, and 'Revolution' is one of those projects.

I'm not really looking for theater work. But if somebody approaches me with enthusiasm, I might respond.

Bring Your Child to Work Day -- that's how we got George W. Bush.

Critics of the Wall Street protesters claim that they have old ideas, nothing new, and they're never going to work. Wait a minute., that sounds like this show.

I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.

I'm obviously very involved with my own charity and foundation that I work with. Obviously, I'm very passionate about that.

I don't want to just spend my life ridiculing something that I find ridiculous, although there is an element of satire in my work.

I receive about 10,000 letters a year from readers, and in the first year after a book is published, perhaps 5,000 letters will deal specifically with that piece of work.

I did like hanging out with all the rock'n'roll boys - it was fun but all those relationships didn't work out.

Writing is work and cooking is relaxing.

I'd have to say my favorite thing about working on the show, and something that might be intriguing to other people, is that it's just such an amazingly welcoming environment to work in.

I have been very strong on Mexico. I have great respect for Mexico. I love the Mexican people. I work with the Mexican people all the time. Great relationships.

I love Mexico. I mean, Mexico, I have thousands of people from Mexico that work for me. Thousands. Hispanics.

Hillary Clinton's policies are bigoted because she knows they're not going to work.

I really do work in solitude.