Quotes About Craft

Singing and composing come naturally to me, but acting does not. I have worked at it and attended several workshops to learn the craft.

The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there's also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral.

There are so many people that say they are actors and they don't spend for 5 minutes a day working on their craft. You need to train and need to take classes to keep your tools sharp. I'm always in class, whether it's theater or drama workshops.

At writing workshops, they taught us to show, not tell - well, showing takes time.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

Actors should be timeless and impersonal.

A timeless pop song is the hardest thing to do as a songwriter.

One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.

There's some actors that go easily between drama and comedy because they play the naturalism of the role, and they just have natural timing.

I'm afraid there are no magical tips. There is no secret. Writing is all about telling stories as well as you can.

The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of.

I find acting so tiring!

The few words of a title are the hardest words for any author to come up with.

The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the investors what they want. Sometimes it's my job as an artist to know what I want to do, even when the fans tell me different.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

I just happen to love film-making.

I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I'm a working musician, fortunately. I've worked on my craft, and I'm very fortunate I've been able to survive in a very competitive industry and enjoy my success. It's not easy.

No film survives because of a big name. If a film has to survive generations, it will survive on its content and craft.

Independent films are the ones with the great possibility of keeping you on your toes, challenging your craft and skills, and forcing you to learn something new.

I've read probably 25 or 30 books by Balzac, all of Tolstoy - the novels and letters - and all of Dickens. I learned my craft from these guys.

My friend Isabel says, When you're writing even a short novel, with at least a couple of subplots, and God only knows how many characters, your brain holds the volume of it beyond the ability of your consciousness. Of course .

Politics, kinship, and craft also happen to embrace some of the most important things in life: caring about your influence on the world, connecting meaningfully with others, and working hard to create something worthwhile.

You are not your camera nor is your photography your camera. Nobody who matters cares what camera you use.

I'm speaking of the pursuit of excellence in all things. All things! Presence of mind and devotion to craft. A great artist has these. A great chef. A great master of tea. There's powerful kung fu in a well-built house or an eloquent letter, but the limit of your imagination is bones breaking and bullets flying.