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Art is a way of possessing destiny.

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It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.

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I always felt, you don’t have a good time doin crime, you may as well find a job.

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I focus on characters as individuals with attitudes and write each scene from a particular character's point of view. That way, even narrative passages take on the character's sound. I don't want the reader to be aware of me, writing.

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I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.

Believe, Block, Inspiration, Sit, Waiting, Write

My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

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I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have to please myself. I have a good time sitting here by myself, thinking up situations and characters, getting them to talk - it's so satisfying. But screenwriting's different. You might think you're writing for yourself, but there are too many other people to please.

Adaptations, Character, Screenplay, Thinking, Work, Writing
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