Anita Diament Quotes

I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.

Anita Diament

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 27, 1951

Topics

LoveReadingRejectionYouLetters

Even when I'm reading a script where I'm supposed to be looking at the lead role, I'll find myself gravitating toward some small weirdo in a few scenes instead. I'm very instinctive like that and I love the challenge of not having a lot of time to create someone who feels real.

Melanie Lynskey

LoveTimeMyselfChallengeReading

I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.

Jeff Abbott

LiveGreatCreativeThinkLuckyUp

Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?'

Matt Bomer

CharacterThinkYouPlayingRole

When I first began writing, and I told people what I wrote, I'd get a blank stare and sometimes a 'Huh?' They weren't sure what young adult literature was. Now everyone knows.

Mary E. Pearson

PeopleWritingLiteratureYoungNow

My favorite memories growing up in North Carolina were hunting and fishing with my father and brothers. There, I developed a deep appreciation for protecting land and waterways. There, I learned outdoorsmanship.

Louis Bacon

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I really enjoy navigating the business aspect of having a band, and there is a great amount of instinct. You don't wanna work with people who make you feel weird, even if they're super qualified.

Lucy Dacus

WorkBusinessGreatPeopleWeird

There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.

Julia Michaels

PowerI AmProudVulnerabilityMuch

I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare.

Lisa Murkowski

ObamacareSupportedRepeal

Oddly enough, I'm not religious but I'm also very fond of St Peter's in Rome. When I'm there, I always know there's a good meal not far away.

Jonathan Pryce

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I'm trying to go over my lines. I woke up on the floor, somebody had me in their arms. I didn't quite know who, people looked so unfamiliar. That's about all I remember.

Dick York

PeopleMeRememberTryingGoKnow

I have little taste for fashionable dissipations, cards, and dancing; the theatre and tea parties are my aversion, and I look with little envy on those who find their enjoyment in such transitory delights, if delights they may be called.

Dorothea Dix

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I have a foundational belief that business results start with culture and your people.

Douglas Conant

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