Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that... →
Cara Castronuova
I think that, in principle, a workshop is such a beautiful idea - an environment in which writers who are collectively apprenticed to the craft of... →
Eleanor Catton
From the very beginning, I had an ambition for 'The Luminaries': a direction - but not a real idea.
In my experience, and that of a lot of other women writers, all of the questions coming at them from interviewers tend to be about how lucky they are... →
I like to step outside of what people's idea of me might be. I suppose that makes me a bit of a rule-breaker. I like to take chances.
Kim Cattrall
The only person who can say they're happy getting old is someone who isn't actually old yet. Every day, I get less and less happy about that... →
Nick Cave
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in... →
I lost my innocence with Johnny Cash. I used to watch the 'Johnny Cash Show' on television in Wangaratta when I was about 9 or 10 years old.... →
I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in that regard. If I can... →
To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are going.