Usually, I think, every film I've made has been a book, and I've always read it.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
I just focus on getting the first scene right, with a few lines about the overall plot, and then the book grows organically.
Alexander McCall Smith
You're always told by your publisher that you must only write one book a year and some years you should perhaps write none at all.
All we need to do, reader or writer, from first line to final page, is be as open as a book, and be alive to the life in language - on all its levels.
Ali Smith
A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book.
Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across... →
Arthur Smith
The book may be garbage, but if it weighs in at a kilo or more, I stand before its author in awe.
Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy... →
The next time you download a book on Kindle, buy a Michael Moore screed at Barnes & Noble, or order up a political movie from video on demand... →
Bradley A. Smith
You know, he would go and look at different funny books because he wanted his character to be different and make different faces. I saw a funny book... →
Bubba Smith