Quotes About Craft

I'm a fairly undisciplined writer.

Different types of knitwear stretch in different ways, and if it's hand-knitted then it can come undone.

First of all, just because the Tea Party people appear to be generally uneducated, ignorant about the political process, ignorant about economics, confused about their own platform from the beginning, and indelicate when it comes to the craft of diplomacy, doesn't mean they're wrong.

In short, avoiding the scourge of unemployment may have less to do with chasing after growth and more to do with building an economy of care, craft and culture. And in doing so, restoring the value of decent work to its rightful place at the heart of society.

Being open to the unexpected allows me to bring so much to my craft.

It's always struck me as unfair that writing has so little sensation when it's going well.

Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate.

Focus! (said a voice within me). We are here to craft emotions. To become a better person. Not to waste our serenity on someone who had a poor upbringing and are not taught manners.

Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you.

I love strong women, not only in life but in craft.

T.V. acting is a great skill to have, and it's nice to have that stability.

You may love football, but that doesn't mean you have any business trying to play the sport. It's the same thing with filmmaking... everybody has a great idea for a movie, but do you have the stamina to get good at your craft and deal with how heartbreaking it is?

What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.

Sometimes you want things so bad you will kind of lower your standards, and I've learned that once you do that, it's really hard to go back, to get people to respect you and respect your craft.

From a purely craft standpoint, a simple character has a single motivation, while complex characters have two or three or more motivations, at least one of which is in direct conflict with another.

Indeed, the actor's lot is a much harder one than that of the director's, from one simple standpoint: The actor has to play the eight shows a week.

I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.

From an acting standpoint, when I was a kid, I thought I knew everything there was to know. As the years go by, this craft becomes more intensive as I get older. You realize how much more there is to know and to learn, and how much better you can get, if you really work at it.

The dot stands for 'detail' - always be paying attention to detail. I feel that people take you as serious as you take yourself. I spent a lot of time working on my craft, developing my style, and after I came out of my little incubation, I promised that I would pay attention to detail.

I really love standup, and I really love writing standup.

America is where standup comedy was born. It's the standard. So you want to go and do your job where this is the mecca of what you do.

Let no man thirst for good beer.

Let a man practice the profession which he best knows.

I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer.