American - Writer | October 23, 1973 -
I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York and L.A., you have to be a professional. Of course, when you sell your book rights as an option for a movie, you have to be a professional about that.
Matthew Quick
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When I sit down to write, I don't think, 'OK, what is the next David O. Russell film I can write, or what is Harvey Weinstein going to want to buy?' Or even, 'What are filmgoers going to want.' I try to think, tell a good story. Just do what you do.
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The important thing for me as an artist is to keep going back to the page and doing what I do.
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I'm from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep.
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