I started playing piano when I was 6. And I knew that wanted to be involved in that form of expression, whether it was through music, or acting, or dancing, or painting, or writing. Use this quote
I mean, certainly writing, painting, photography, dance, architecture, there is an aspect of almost every art form that is useful and that merges into film in some way. Use this quote
I made my drama teacher cry. I only took drama to get out of writing papers in English and the teacher was this thespian Broadway geek and here I was this Italian guy from Staten Island and I would put her in tears. Use this quote
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. Use this quote
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Use this quote
I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. Use this quote
There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. I play the good kind. Use this quote
I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information. Use this quote
I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it. Use this quote
The nerds are my favourite sort of boys - any guy with a passion - whether it be physics or film or writing or poetry even, I think it's super sweet and it's very attractive for a female. Use this quote
I grew up in an artists' community in New York, in a building that was government-subsidised for artists. No one made any money, but they made art for the sake of art. Use this quote
There is both a skill factor and an effort factor in dream recall. People can develop dream recall skills, such as lying still in the morning and writing down whatever comes to mind. Use this quote
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be. Use this quote
The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers. Use this quote
I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff. Use this quote
Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it's the home of the extraordinary, the only home. Use this quote
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. Use this quote
My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species. Use this quote
Poetry brings all possible experience to the same degree: a degree in the consciousness beyond which the consciousness itself cannot go. Use this quote
I hope to continue writing. I hope to continue teaching. Use this quote
