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SAM DEW
Penmanship means a lot to me. I don't have cursive penmanship, though. I've created my own p... ACTION BRONSON
I write so that people will read what I write. I don't want to write a book that a thousand peop... ANN HOOD I find it easier to write in the winter in Melbourne. When the weather is good you want to go out fo...
ADRIAN MCKINTY
A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I'll b... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
For some reason for me, and a lot of people, it's so hard to accept help even when it's from... JENNA MORASCA
When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious. IMTIAZ ALI
I don't always want to read serious fiction. But when I read fiction that's not serious, I d... DOROTHEA BENTON FRANK
I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction,... DAN BROWN
I like to mumble when I act, 'cause I think it's more realistic. For some reason, the impedi... DAVID ARQUETTE I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me fo...
DOUG E. FRESH The little song and dance number at the end - that's me, my voice, howling out. It was a new exp...
HUGH DANCY
I was never a games night guy, but at some point, social interaction starts to freak me out. So when... JOSS WHEDON
Typically, I would run away from conflict and write about it - that was easier than staying and deal... ALANIS MORISSETTE
When I write, I have a sort of secret kinship of readers in all countries who don't know each ot... TEJU COLE
When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write. NORMAN MAILER
When I enter that higher-order space that's required to write, I'm a better human. For whate... JUNOT DIAZ
I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it... JASON BATEMAN I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me fo...
DOUG E. FRESH When people recommend to me a book for personal reasons, that's what makes it fun to read. It...
NELL ZINK
When I know the data that's being shared and I'm asked explicitly for my consent, I want som... GARY KOVACS
When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion tha... YAEL NAIM
A lot of people have asked me about some of the characters that appear in 'Clockwork Prince,'... CASSANDRA CLARE The best I can say is that it's better for me to write about despair and darkness than to be inc...
PAUL WESTERBERG For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's...
IRIS CHANG
I put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago ... WHITLEY STRIEBER
Forgive me, Spirit of my spirit, for this, that I have found it easier to read the mystery told in t... GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL
I've not chosen to learn to read print. I can read simple words but it's so tedious. MIKE MAY When I first meet a girl, I have some questions I go through if I'm interested in her. Like, if ...
BLAIR REDFORD For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it dow...
DARIO FO Some people write a thank you note for a gift, and it's three pages long, and some people write ...
BILL CALLAHAN I'm not an angry person. When I write, the lawyer in me tries to make it as easy to read as poss...
JOE SCARBOROUGH
Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated. ELISABETH SHUE
When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's... MATT APUZZO I read for 'Reservoir Dogs,' and it got down to me and Buscemi, and Quentin couldn't mak...
TOM SIZEMORE I listen to the people. That was a big reason for my life, maybe the main reason, I'm singing be...
JULIO IGLESIAS
I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well. What it evolved into was ... MEGHAN MARKLE
Print: to see one's name in print! - Some people commit a crime for no other reason GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't... BRIAN SELZNICK
For me, the best places to write are on planes, trains and at airports. Not hotel rooms but hotel lo... JO NESBO When I'm 50 I want to be a better surfer than I am now - for me it's a lifelong journey.
KELLY SLATER So, for the most part, I really like when I read a scene that scares me and makes me sweat a little ...
LILY RABE
For some reason I only crave fruit when I'm in a tropical place - if it's really hot in the ... CARMEN ELECTRA For me, the moment the mic is on and it's rolling, it's impossible to vocally relax for some...
CAT POWER
For me, I think it was a little easier to write thinking that nobody was listening. DAN KENNEDY
It's funny, I don't know where I would place myself in the literary landscape. I really just... DAN BROWN Heartbreak has definitely been a big inspiration for me. You can write about a bad situation and jus...
JESSICA LOWNDES
I have a harder time eating properly than I do exercising. It's easier for me to add an activity... CARRIE FISHER
I learned to read and write and socialize in school, and that's pretty much it. RICK SPRINGFIELD
When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write. NORMAN MAILER
When I write sad songs, I feel like I'm sewing up a scar in me, and the outcome always feels so ... SAM SMITH I think I think in the moment. So when I'm in character, I'm in character, and I'm obvio...
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BOB HARPER
I don't like to read things that people write about me. I'd rather read what kids have to sa... DAVID BOWIE
It's fun for me to try to write concise, compact things. It's a very good exercise for me. A... WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN
I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not. CATHERINE DENEUVE
For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can co... PAWAN KALYAN The reason I quit being a sales manager over twenty years now is because I hate elevator pitches. I ...
KURT BUSIEK
I find it easier to work when it's quiet. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS I find it's impossible for me to read Proust.
NORMAN MACCAIG
Leopard print has been my thing forever! When I was a teenager my entire room was done in leopard pr... KHLOE KARDASHIAN
Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the mu... JODI PICOULT
It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because... NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
People ask me why it is that when I portray the 'angry young man' on screen, I really look a... AMITABH BACHCHAN
When you can't read or write at 14 or 15, in most cases you're headed for trouble, and troub... BOB BEAMON
When I write a play, and we read it for the first time, the great fear is that everybody is going to... TRACY LETTS I am a control freak, but not when I travel. For some reason when I travel, I am able to surrender m...
CHELSEA CAIN It's easier to release an ebook than a print book.
J. A. KONRATH
For me, I don't even like to promote my films but I have to because it's in the fine print o... DIANE LANE I actually don't read comic books. I did when I was a kid - I used to read a lot of 'X-Men&#...
CHARLYNE YI Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It...
FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK I love music in general. It's like girls and their clothes and shoes; when you love shoes, you l...
NADIA ALI
The whole Haley-Nathan marriage deal was a pretty good twist huh? I hope we got all of you with it. ... JAMES LAFFERTY The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy ...
ERIC BROWN
For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhoo... DOLLY PARTON 'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams is a great play. I had to read it for school whe...
JAKE T. AUSTIN
I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some s... RUSSELL B. LONG
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in... J. K. ROWLING I think, for me, I'm a player that wants the puck, and I'm a better player when I have it.
PATRICK KANE
In order for me to write a scene, it's very important for me to see and experience everything wi... KEVIN KWAN
Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about i... TOM PETERS
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scot... CUBA GOODING, JR.
It's weird for me to say I'm lucky when I can't go into a bookstore and have more than f... JENNY ZHANG
I don't need to write comics for a living. I have movies and TV for that. I write comics for one... J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI It was definitely better for me. I think mentally it was easier. After a rough first four games, it ...
NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN
It's easier for me to write certain character types because of my own life experiences, but I fi... BRENT WEEKS
For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense... DAVID LACHAPELLE I watch comedy on TV, and it's too cutty for me. I get a little jarred, and it succeeds. It'...
DAVID DOBKIN
When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but i... RICK RIORDAN When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast.
BODE MILLER I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost lik...
JACK ANTONOFF
Hebrew is my first language, so it's really the most personal and the most simple. When I write ... YAEL NAIM I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting...
NATALIE ZEA My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. ...
PATRICIA MACLACHLAN
I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you ... KYLE CHANDLER When I read a script and have my first interaction with this character, do I feel like there's s...
BILL SKARSGARD For some reason when I type the word "love" in my iPad it keeps autocorrecting to "live". I find it ...
ANNASTACIA DICKERSON For me, the reason I keep working out and want to get bigger and focus on staying fit is because whe...
RYAN SHECKLER
When it's those division games, that's when it gets ramped up for me. DAN QUINN
I'm known for changing halfway through the day if my mood swings. 
I'm a bit of a workaholic. When I feel like I'm not doing something, it drives me insane. 
She stared into his eyes and announced, “A good-bye kiss.”
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Skinny jeans are usually my go to jean. I do bootleg every once in a while, boyfriend jeans I feel l... 
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In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes. 
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood. 
People wanted to know me. Now they do. 
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I don't really wish that it didn't happen because it has changed my life so much. If it didn't happe... 
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I still credit Adrian Lester with being one of my biggest influences. 
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I don't think of myself as hot or cool or anything, just a dork. 
I haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling. 
There's so many things that we could do. 
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Then she declared loudly, “Smoke break!” and everyone’s eyes came to us, some of them shocked ... 