60 Quotes by Rebecca Miller

I have paid the royalties to national and am not sure whether they will refund me. Nevertheless, my feeling is that parents would rather have their money than the cotillion right now. And if we wait a few months to see what the interest is, perhaps we could continue it and readjust the schedule.

I'm thankful that everyone got out safely. You always wonder how it's going to be if it ever happens.

I am a believer that if you are going to be a member of an organization, then you should work to give back to it.

I was trained to look at colour, edges, to see negative space. I honestly think my greatest influence as a writer is from Cubism - the idea of a multi-faceted, multi-perspective way of looking at things.

Writing is still a bit of a miracle - the whole process: I see the world, filter the world, write down abstract squiggles on a page which somebody is then able to connect with. I'm still amazed by it and think I always will be.

Looking at paintings was a huge part of finding my way into the lush world of the 18th century.

Deirdre Maddon has an extraordinary, almost celestial way of telling a story. There are so many great writers now - although I also want to go back and read all of Dickens again.

I was 100 percent sure when I left university that I was going to be a painter.

I saw Dolce Vita and my mind was blown by it, by the synthesis. I realised I wanted to be a filmmaker and started making films. I was writing screenplays and couldn't get money because my work was so uncommercial.