“What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.” Quote by Judy Blume
“When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.” WritingBookProblemChallengesDecadesCensorship Author:Judy Blume
“I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.” NeedsBookTroubleTitlesCall MeEditors Author:Judy Blume
“I never thought about writing. I was married young, I was still in college, as we did then, and I had two babies before I was 25, and I loved them, and I loved taking care of them, but I was a little bit cuckoo, staying at home and not having a creative outlet.” WritingLittlesStillsTwoHomeCareYoungBitsCreativeCollegeBabyMarriedLittle BitStayingOutletsCuckoosCreative Outlets Author:Judy Blume
“When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a cowgirl, a detective, a spy, a great actress, or a ballerina. Not a dentist, like my father, or a homemaker, like my mother - and certainly not a writer, although I always loved to read.” MotherFatherGrowing UpGrowingBecomingActressesSpyDetectivesDentistBallerinaHomemakerCowgirls Author:Judy Blume
“When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.” IfsThinkingWritingBookBigsAudienceTroubleWriting A BookDeep Inside Author:Judy Blume
“Everyone loves the seventies because that's when movies were character-based, and you saw great characters and you saw very interesting filmmaking. There are interesting movies being made now, but it's harder and harder to make them.” MadeCharacterInterestingSawsHarderFilmmakingSeventiesOne LoveVery InterestingGreat Character Author:Justin Bartha
“I love watching old movies, reading and having some good meals. I have a very close group of friends and family. I try to spend time with the ones that I love and work as hard as possible.” TryingHardReadingGroupsMealsEnd TimesFamily And FriendsSpend TimeOld MovieGroup Of FriendsGood Meals Author:Justin Bartha
“When I first started acting in movies - as probably a lot of naive young actors do - I made a list of directors that I wanted to work with and sent it to my agent at the time.” FirstsMadeWantedYoungActorsActingDirectorsListsAgentsNaiveYoung ActorsActing In Movies Author:Justin Bartha
“I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.” CharacterInstinctActressesTendenciesOutlandish Author:Kate Burton
“I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.” KnowsImportantGrowing UpGrowingImportant ThingsOur FamilySpotlight Author:Kate Burton