Quotes About Craft

The beautiful part about writing is you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.

I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and established ones, read people whose work is in the same vein as yours and those whose genre is totally different. You've heard of chain-smokers. Writers, especially beginners, need to be chain-readers. And lastly, write every day. Write about things that get under your skin and keep you up at night.

The actor does not live, he plays. He remains cold toward the object of his acting but his art must be perfection.

Yes; but it is Nature's magic, which is more wonderful than any art known to man.

Even though language has its richness the relationship between language and the writer is always like a stone and you have to make the stone human.

When one's craft is rooted in strong relationship, he or she lures the into becoming a part of the show.

What some people find in religion a writer may find in his craft...a kind of breaking through to glory.

Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.

Look, I come from vaudeville, I come from burlesque, I come from heartaches, I come from sadness, I come from gladness, I come from work and sweat and respect for the craft.

I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.

I have just gained a deeper and deeper respect for acting and the whole art of it because you're really trying to live a life and to do the best justification for it.

I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have respect for it.

I'm not fundamentally a writer. I know writers, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for them. It bothers me that no matter how well I do it, it's not really my format.

Remember that in today's market, distribution and promotion are as important as craft. But don't forget what made you want to write fiction. If it was for the money, you're in the wrong business!

He has suggested that we eliminate the word art and replace it with work.

Similarly, in Britain, the future bride of a fisherman began knitting this special sweater as soon as she was engaged—and not a moment before.

The thing about glitter is, if you get it on you be prepared to have it on you forever because glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.

The poet does not use poetry, but is at the service of poetry. To use it is to misuse it.

Learn the writer's craft, write regularly, grow to love the practice for its own sake-and inspiration will either come on a particular day or it won't, but you'll have prepared the way for it.

Art without knowledge is nothing!

Gather knowledge... Visit galleries, museums, art and craft fairs... Read books and magazines. Take workshops. Use your senses. Experience stimulates your memory and imagination.

To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.

Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.

If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you're asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do.