Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie films, stuff like that.
The art establishment has turned away from the old curriculum which puts beauty and craft at the top of the agenda.
Do your homework, study the craft, believe in yourself, and out-work everyone.
. . . don't rewrite unless you know what you're trying to do.
As centuries of dictators have known, an illiterate crowd is the easiest to rule; since the craft of reading cannot be untaught once it has been acquired, the second-best recourse is to limit its scope.
From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.
To be sure, a good work of art can and will have moral consequences, but to demand of the artists moral intentions, means ruiningtheir craft.
A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.
Are all your stars shining?
Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's not Jane Saw Puff. But the clarity of Jane Saw Puff is precious to me.
I'm really very concerned with helping to create an attitude of freedom and daring toward the craft of photography.
All these are readers, and their gestures, their craft, the pleasure, the responsibility and the power they derive from reading, are common with mine. I am not alone.
Work on your craft, and your career will come. Work on your community, and your career will come. But just work on your career, and youll have neither a craft nor a community.
Bodybuilding is my craft and because it is my craft it dictates how I live. Because it dictates how I live it's not just what I do in the gym but it's also an accepted lifestyle.
If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog.
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom defined improvising on the tenor sax, there would not have been the evolution of the craft by John Coltrane.
I just love the history of acting. It's such a beautiful craft and you absolutely get out of it what you put into it.
Nobody wants to see the village of the happy people.
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.
Things in motion sooner catch the eye than what not stirs.