“I actually was doing ghostwriting jobs since I was 17 years old, so I've been supporting myself off and on with writing jobs for almost 10 years. But those were all things that I did off the books. And now I do a lot more writing on the books.” WritingYearsBookJobsAll Things Author:Brady Corbet
“Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.” PeopleNeedsWritingI CanMaterialsDirectDecided Author:Brady Corbet
“Characters for me are born on page one and they die on page 100.” CharacterDiesBornPages Author:Brady Corbet
“I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of a musical approach: You learn a melody, and then you sing it, I suppose, or you find a rhythm or a cadence that works for the material. And then it's sort of about hitting that note correctly and finding those beats.” FeelsCharacterMaterialsFindingsApproachBeatsNotesMusicalRhythmMelodyPerformersHittingCadence Author:Brady Corbet
“Everyone's different. I mean, some people write journals for their characters and stuff, but that was never really my area.” PeopleWritingMeanDifferentCharacterStuffAreasJournal Author:Brady Corbet
“I did all sorts of cartoons and stuff. And every once in a while I still do. It's rare, but it happens.” StillsHappensStuffCartoon Author:Brady Corbet
“I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk their comfort, their safety, their lives.” PeopleThinkingYoungBlackRiskMovementWillingComfortSafetyCrucialDedicationUnwavering Author:Nate Powell
“Nothing surprised me more, and meant more to me, than seeing an entire class of ninth graders mob Congressman [John] Lewis at a book festival.” BookClassSeeingFestivalsCongressman Author:Andrew Aydin
“You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society.” TodayUnderstandingRolesRightsMovementCivil RightsOur SocietyCivil Rights Movement Author:Andrew Aydin
“In so many ways, forces unleashed in response to the Movement have come to dominate our politics, and technology is allowing the same injustices to be seen anew.” WayForceTechnologyMovementResponseInjusticeAllowingUnleashed Author:Andrew Aydin