Quotes about Expression

To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be.

The way for a person to develop a style is to know exactly what he wants to say, and (b) to be sure he is saying exactly that.

I may not agree with what you have to say but I will fight you to the death for the right to fight you to the death.

Truth guides what you say while love guides how, why, and when you say it. When love is the fertile soil, truth becomes a more fruitful seed.

Writing is a form of mischief.

In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains and the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design.

Don't let the noice of others opinions drown out your inner voice.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

In high school I was very much involved in poetry. You cannot read a poem quickly. There's too much going on there. There are rhythms and alliterations. You have to read poetry slow, slow, slow to absorb it all.

We paint a slow picture. You can see the brushstrokes. We don't get to the point, and sometimes when we do, our readers don't notice, in fact. It's so couched in nuance, it can fly right over a person's head. 'What was that you said? I couldn't quite make it out.'

Expressing passion and gratitude will guide your life. Say it again and again. Say it until you believe it. Say it until you live it.

The art of life, of a poet's life, is, not having anything to do, to do something.