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Noah Hawley Quotes

I think a writer's first job is to entertain, even in novels: to tell a compelling story that pulls the reader along toward an end. At the same time, the best stories are character-driven.

Noah Hawley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: producer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1967

Topics

Time Best Job Story Think End

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?

Joe Torre

You Want Fair First See Ball

You learn every time you write a book, and then you take that new knowledge and experience into the next book. Hopefully, every time, you raise the bar.

Ann Patchett

Knowledge Time Experience Book Learn

I laugh at it now, but one time I had an agent tell me I would never work in TV if I didn't get a nose job. People tell you to change yourself to fit into the L.A. scene, but the advice usually doesn't make any sense. The next agent told me my nose was great!

Amanda Righetti

Work Change Great Time Job Yourself

If you treat China like a foe, surely she will become one.

Rob Lowe

Treat You Will Become She China

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

Roland Barthes

Theatre Better Short Long Never

Long lives aren't natural. We forget that senior citizens are as much an invention as toasters or penicillin.

Douglas Coupland

Long Forget Invention Senior Natural

I really try to plot in a fearless fashion. I try not to care about not knowing the answer before I get there; I just jump in first and see what happens.

Courtney A. Kemp

Fearless Fashion Care Not Knowing

You can tell a more over-the-top incredible story if you use a nonfiction form.

Chuck Palahniuk

Story You More Tell Nonfiction Form

In my first film, we always tried to have a script and work in a normal way, but I was constantly changing things during shooting. Because I worked as a scriptwriter for 10 years, I understood that directors always wanted to change what was originally written, to improve on it.

Wong Kar-wai

Work Change Way First Years Improve

I think the main goal of the feminist movement was the status degradation of the full-time homemaker. They really wanted to get all women out of the homes and into the workforce. And again and again, they taught that the only fulfilling lifestyle was to be in the workforce reporting to a boss instead of being in the home reporting to a husband.

Phyllis Schlafly

Home Women Boss Husband Think Goal

I'd define my everyday style as put together, but also comfortable. A great pair of jeans and a cute top can be so versatile.

Shay Mitchell

Great Style Cute Together Everyday

At the end of the day, I have to wash my face. I hate going to bed after a long day not washing my face. It's something I've grown into. When I was younger, I didn't care.

Selena Gomez

Hate Day Face End Of The Day End