201 Quotes About Craft

  • Author Lennie James
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    One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting. I hadn't done my apprenticeship as a writer. I did try to be a writer for hire but I'm not any good at it.

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  • Author Phil Klay
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    It's not a problem to be surrounded by other writers if that's the craft that you're doing. I suppose if you get obsessed with the notion of being a writer more than the writing itself, that would be bad. But I live near really smart, thoughtful people who take writing very seriously, and I can meet them for breakfast and talk books.

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  • Author Sarah Koenig
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    I've been a radio reporter for ten years, and if I learned anything from my time at 'This American Life,' it's how to craft a narrative so that even if the ending is ambiguous, it is somehow satisfying.

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  • Author Chris Lamb
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    We all want to take credit for everything, but the good practical joker understands that his craft depends on autonomy.

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  • Author Geddy Lee
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    It's very rare - and it does happen on occasion - where I'll take a piece of lyric and I'll just sit down and purposefully craft that melody around that lyric because I think the lyric is the wellspring for the song, without question.

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  • Author Pat Loy
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    It's always fun for the kids. They love glue, they love glitter. We've always had success with our craft times. ... We do them occasionally instead of family story time.

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  • Author Patti LuPone
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    I love what I do, and I love the audience, and I love the fact that I get to do it, and I love, I love our craft very, very, much, and it's a noble craft. We have a responsibility to it, and to the audience, and to the playwright, and to the message. I won't ever care less.

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