Quotes About Inspiration

I always say I'll never make a film in Austin in summer, but I always end up here.

If it wasn't for my dad, I would never have known about pentathlon, because it's not popular at all in Australia.

There is so much talent in Australia.

I have kids from everywhere, not just Australia, and they want to be like Redfoo. They love Redfoo and I love them.

Australian golf did so much for me, and that is why I am here today.

When Im older, I would love to write and direct something and work with Australian people.

I wanted to have a grander vision, something that I felt like I was really fighting for and I wanted to have a real idea and be authentic.

You don't know how a song is gonna do; you don't know where it's gonna live. You know if it feels real, if it feels authentic.

'Some day,' I said, 'I will be an author.'

I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.

I want to be an author.

An author departs, he does not die.

I became a children's author by accident.

One of the agonies of being an author is to know when to stop writing.

I became a children's author by accident. As far as I'm concerned, I write for everybody.

I have never met an author who did not read voraciously as a child.

Proust is a huge author for me.

I'm sure every author has their own process.

I'm the author of several books, including children's books.

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

I know very well that one cannot become an author by just writing a book.

When I make a song, I actually literally talk to one person on purpose... I don't focus on, are people in Chicago gonna like this? Are people in Atlanta gonna like this? I think of one person who's a Too Short authority, who thinks I can't do any wrong, because I've customized all these songs for this one person.

I like working with authors who are a bit pesky.

I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.