When I was growing up, I wanted to be a house painter like my father, but I was always screwing up when I went to work with him. I had a talent for... →
Markus Zusak
I like to tell students, 'I didn't burst on to the literary scene.' I'm never good at things at the beginning. I was terrible at the... →
My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.
Alan Zweibel
Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the... →
Stefan Zweig
My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories... →
Chris Zylka
I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a... →
Otis Blackwell
Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary... →
Joan Blades
Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
Manolo Blahnik
I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a... →
Jayson Blair
If I get married, it's something you really have to work at. It's hard enough to work at having a relationship with best friends and girls... →
Selma Blair