“I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.” ThinkingWritingI CanStoriesFilmTalentBrilliantShort StoryJust Do ItFilm Writing Author:Samantha Morton
“I loved to write; in my late teens I had a 'zine. But it wasn't until I went back to school, later on in my 20s, that I actually saw that I had writing talent.” WritingSchoolSawsTalentLateTeensZines Author:Sonja Sohn
“Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument or learning to dance.” WritingMatterAttentionPracticeTalentInstrumentsCrafts Author:Susan Wiggs
“I am just really focused in on what I love doing, but I would be a moron to not take some of my natural talent - I'm not saying I'm that talented, but I have enough acting and writing talent to go.” WritingEnoughWould BeNaturalActingTalentFocusedMoronNatural Talent Author:Jen Kirkman
“I don't consider myself an artist necessarily, but craftsmen or people in the arts, their spiritualism is sort of when you're writing well or performing well or doing whatever you do well, there's an element of that that's either God-given, a talent that you're not necessarily responsible for.” PeopleWritingWellsArtArtistGivenTalentElementsResponsiblePerformingCraftsmanSpiritualismWriting WellPerforming Well Author:Al Franken
“I'd love to be an artist always, but if no one wants me, I'd love to write songs for other people, be a manager, nurture new talent.” PeopleIfsWantWritingArtistSongTalentManagersWant MeNurtureNew Talent Author:Adele
“I met a young woman the other day, and she said, what advice would you have for a writer, and I said it would be to work every day... Your job is to write. The rest of it will take care of itself. But, generally, it seems ... you know how that is, you meet people and they have a talent for self-promotion. Those are the pushy people. And you know their writing's not going to be any good, because that's not their talent.” PeopleKnowsWritingSaidSelfSeemsWould BeCareJobsYoungKnow HowAdviceTalentMetsTake CareYoung WomenPromotionSelf PromotionPushy Author:David Sedaris