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I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I write. I write when I'm tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.


Chadwick Boseman

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LAKE BELL I'm not an extremely prolific writer. I don't write songs all the time.
BILLY BURKE I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going t...
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STEVE FORBERT When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I'm familia...
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CECELIA AHERN I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it...
CANDACE BUSHNELL Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's wha...
PATTI SMITH I don't write well when I'm sitting there sweating about every single phrase.
DORIS LESSING Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, whereas for others...
CECELIA AHERN When I'm dead, somebody can write my biography. I wrote a national hymn, an anthem, which I don&...
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EMILY ROBISON I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
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ADAM DRIVER I kind of just write what I like to write. I'm thankful that readers of different ages seem to c...
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DANIELA BOBADILLA I'm one of those people who has to write. If I don't write, I feel itchy and depressed and c...
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CAIO FONSECA I don't go around thinking about regret; regret doesn't consume me as a person... I'm no...
BARRY HANNAH I don't have specific music for when I'm writing. I'm usually listening to the same play...
TAO LIN I don't read much when I'm working. When I'm finished work, I don't want a thing to ...
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SAMUEL BARBER Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm...
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MIRANDA JULY I don't think I'm proud of anything in acting.
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SUZI QUATRO I'm not particularly needy, and I'm not particularly anxious. I don't look for a directo...
CATE BLANCHETT I don't have any particular rituals, I sometimes like to write in longhand when I'm searchin...
ERIN MORGENSTERN I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ...
IAN RANKIN I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food.
ALEX KAPRANOS I'm an atheist. I don't 'believe' at all.
GARY KEMP When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't th...
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE I'm not on Twitter or Facebook. I've never been interested in being on any of them. I don...
HANNAH WARE Amongst my friends, I am known as the most cynical person they know - I'm incredibly cynical. I ...
NIGEL COLE I'm a martial artist, and I don't train because I have a fight; I train because it's my ...
GEORGES ST-PIERRE But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
LAURA INNES The hardest part of acting is not when I'm acting, It's when I'm not.
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WARREN G The record company doesn't know what to do with me, because I'm not a Lily Allen, but I'...
BAT FOR LASHES I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.
BRUCE WILLIS When I'm not working, I'm really, really low key. I don't wear makeup unless I have to; ...
GUGU MBATHA-RAW I'm such an antsy type of person. I can't write in a room without other people around. I wri...
PAUL HAGGIS When I write songs, when I sing songs, I don't have anybody in mind. I'm just trying to expr...
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CAMREN BICONDOVA I'm never happier than when I'm being creative, whether that's with Coldplay or other ar...
GUY BERRYMAN I don't follow fashion. I need people to style me because I'm pretty clueless about it and I...
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GEORGIA SALPA I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are si...
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FRANCISCO COSTA Honestly, I don't look at it as work because I have way too much fun on set to actually classify...
BILLY UNGER When I'm sick of myself, and when I don't know what to say as a solo artist, I can write a s...
JENNY LEWIS When I'm awake, I don't want to go to sleep. I don't want the hassle of turning the ligh...
ROBBIE WILLIAMS I'd probably play games obsessively if I didn't write, although I admit I don't read nov...
KAREN TRAVISS I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don'...
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ALISON LOHMAN I'm an introverted extrovert. My job sets me apart, but I'm not hammy and don't need att...
JEREMY SCOTT I don't think about whether it's gonna be a dance record or a ballad or anything when I'...
SAM SMITH I'm crazy about 'Breaking Bad,' but I wouldn't know how to write an episode of it.
AARON SORKIN When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contr...
GAIL DEVERS I would like to be known as an 'artist'. Whether that be music, acting, sketching, cooking, ...
MARK SALLING I don't believe in breaks. Not yet. I'm too young.
ALDIS HODGE I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation.
DIABLO CODY I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci ...
ROY AYERS Still to this day, I don't know when I write something whether it's good or not.
WATT KEY I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent.
BILL AYERS I think everything I write is from an atheist perspective. I mean, it's partly from an atheist p...
ALEX GARLAND I'm afraid that I'm either going to have to write myself something or direct something if I&...
YAPHET KOTTO I don't write so much now. I'm getting on 33, pot belly and creeping dementia.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI I'm not a very creative person, you know? I'm not really an art person. I'm not a great ...
TOM BRADY Well, actually I don't care what surface I'm playing on.
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA I've had to write in a different way because I'm not in a bad place and I'm not heartbro...
BOY GEORGE The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, 'Oh, you know, I'm really...
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.
SHAKUNTALA DEVI I'm not brave, I'm not fantastic. I'm like any other woman. I'm unhappy. I'm dif...
SONIA RYKIEL I love acting. When I'm acting I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm just having a wonderful ...
ELIZABETH PENA I'm not looking to be an artist to make money. I'm looking to be an artist.
ESTER DEAN I don't believe in careers. I believe in work. I'm not interested in some 'big picture t...
DEBRA WINGER I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it reall...
DANIEL ALARCON I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of...
EARL WEAVER I'm a typical Capricorn. I'm hardworking, loyal, sometimes stubborn, and I don't believe...
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