“The difference between a writer who toughs it out and one who doesn't is that you push through the parts where you know that you've just written seven pages when all you're looking for is one paragraph.” KnowsDifferencesWrittenPagesSevenParagraph Author:Anne Lamott
“Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.” IfsWritingForceDifferencesActingPersonalityPagesGood Acting Author:Larry Hagman
“The actual time you're acting is miniscule compared to the time you're getting ready to do the work. The big difference on series television is, there's not a lot of hanging-out time. You're pumping those pages out, you're doing six, seven, eight pages a day. And I like that pace.” BigsDifferencesActingTelevisionReadySixPagesSeriesSevenEightHanging OutPace Author:Joe Mantegna
“The difference between me in my work and the me who is here in front of you is that on the page I create a consistency, a voice that must sound really reliable; whereas in person I am free - obviously! - to sound every which way.” WayPersonsSoundVoiceDifferencesFrontsPagesConsistency Author:Vivian Gornick