Stephen King is open about the fact that he continues to learn the craft, and if King hasn't got it figured out yet, what the hell hope have the rest of us got?
I would go to the craft services table and have Oreos or whatever, and a grown woman would come up to me and look at what I was eating and sigh and go, "I remember the days when I could eat like that." And I never knew what to say that, because I was 9.
You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write.
You need to know your craft.
In France, we don't yet have the craft that American TV does or big studios like Paramount. It was so cool going through those famous gates when you have your own little pass and picture on it. Woo hoo, I'm going to work!
When do I say No? I say No when I feel that the intention of the play, or the spirit, or tone - or text! - is being knowingly changed. Fortunately, this has happened only once. Next time I would say No earlier, and definitively. Otherwise, ultimately, the only No you have is No, you can't open the play. And that No is very very hard to say.
I do choose to write for a living - in addition to writing plays. I no longer write sitcoms, and I no longer feel shame.
My entire life, I've always known that I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know exactly how, where or when. I never learned or studied the craft, formally. I grew up doing martial arts and playing piano. But, something inside of me always said that I was going to do this, as far back as I can remember.
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
Racist writing is a craft failure.
When I'm at craft services, I make the best-tasting,10-layer meat and cheese sandwich with no bread.
I realized that was what was happening in my work already. I think that's where, as artists, we begin to master our craft: when we're able to step back and understand things.
Do your homework, study the craft, believe in yourself, and out-work everyone.
You never stop learning your craft. That's the key to success within yourself as an actor.
It's strange, 'cause a play, you start at the beginning and you go all the way through to the end. So it's naturally very well rehearsed and you get a rhythm and a flow. In film, you can shoot the ending before the beginning. It's very odd. And it's like a craft you have to learn.
Some films go so well, and some films are disappointing. It's the beauty of the craft. You get it right, and you get it wrong. You have tremendous highs, and you have tremendous lows. Hopefully, you learn from them and become better, as you go along.
God loves and delights to cross worldly proverbs and worldly craft.
...in the business of writing what one accumulates is not expertise but uncertainties. Which is but another name for craft.
From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.
Drama is a gun that doesn't go off.
When I watch a singer perform, or an athlete, I can't help but be driven to be the best I can be at my craft.
I think that all actors find they go down and then they come back up if you work on your craft. They come back up to the top and then they go back down and they come back up and they go back down.
There's something about a parenthesis in fiction that puts one off, saying, "It's me, moi, jumping in now."
Using language like jungle growth isn't the solution to telling a story.
Do everything you can to learn your craft. Score student films for free, attend conferences, learn music theory - do anything and everything you can.
