When I'm writing, I'm writing for a particular actor. When a lot of writers are writing, they're writing an idea. So they're not... →
Todd Phillips
There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success.
Jodi Picoult
James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.
Tracy Pollan
I am very indebted to southern writers and not just Flannery O'Connor. Also Harry Crews, Larry Brown, Tennessee Williams, Barry Hannah and... →
Donald Ray Pollock
There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.
J. B. Priestley
I would like to see more new productions of new material by new composers/lyricists/book writers. I would like to see people take more chances. I... →
Harold Prince
I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers.
Francine Prose
Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
Manuel Puig
Writers are not meant for action.
I like to believe we're always looking to evolve as writers.
Jim Rash