Quotes About Writing

Without fail, the first question I am asked at any author event is, 'Are your books based on your real life?'

There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have some experience.

What I do is write books for an audience that thinks in a movie language. That's the way I think, and I also believe that not enough authors keep up with the audience.

Though my stories aren't autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life.

Anything I write is going to be autobiographical and true to some degree.

I've been asked to write my autobiography, but I've not been interested.

I have a children's book already out and my autobiography.

I would like to read some books: I don't have time; I would like to continue working on my autobiography.

One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.

My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process.

Only if I reach 100 years old will I write a very complete autobiography. Not before.

If I had my druthers, I wouldn't have anyone's words in my script but my own, but if you want complete autonomy, just stick to novels.

The parts I enjoy playing aren't really available to me. So I have to write them.

On an average day, I spend 12 hours listening to music. Very little writing.

Being an insomniac only slows me down. I try not to write at night, as I'm concerned that this will affect the quality. I might have a Scotch to keep me going, but I like to be as awake and as alert as possible.

Divinity. That's what I'm trying to get at, in everything I write.

It's weird writing for a documentary because I have all these ideas for what I want to happen, but what actually happens is obviously completely different.

'Panto!' is basically my life. It's not a comedy drama; it's a documentary. I was going to write an autobiography, but I thought I'd write this instead.

The scribbler's life is never done.

I never thought of myself as either a woman or a man. I thought of myself as a person who was born to a writer, who was doomed to be a writer.

Out of all of the things I've written, 'Dot' was the quickest from first thoughts to full production.

If you're a writer, you're constantly doubting yourself.

I had many doubts while writing my autobiography. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested to read about my life.

I remember all the way back in high school thinking about writing books. And, in fact, I've written a lot of stories. I've got dozens of stories I've written that no one's ever seen.