“And I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations. It could be that it would take me 12 more books at six years each to get it - which means I would have to live to be 126. Which I fully intend to do, of course.” KnowsWritingYearsMeanBookCoursesGivenSixAspirationTake MeAccommodate Author:George Saunders
“Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.” WritingBookMonthsNineTake Me Author:Jerry Spinelli
“I'm not in a race with anybody to make the biggest hit movie anymore. I am just trying to tell stories that I can stay interested in for the two years it takes me to supervise the writing and to direct them.” WritingTryingYearsI CanTwoStoriesRaceDirectTwo YearsTake Me Author:Steven Spielberg
“I'm not Akira Kurosawa. He used to write...He used to write a completely new spec script over a couple of nights. I'm not like that. It takes me a long time to put a film together that I want to make.” WantWritingLongTogetherFilmUsedNightCoupleLong TimeScriptsTake MeSpecsKurosawa Author:Duncan Jones
“I'd like to write the way I do my paintings, that is, as fantasy takes me, as the moon dictates.” WayWritingFantasyPaintingMoonTake Me Author:Paul Gauguin