Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.

  • -- E. L. Doctorow 达特罗

计划写作不是写作。概述、研究、和别人谈论你正在做的事情,这些都不是写作。写作是写作。

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I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a way. There is no plan, there is no way, there's no sure set, there's no handbook, on how to get to be an actor.

我非常谨慎地谈论演员是如何走到今天这一步的,就好像他们实际上有一个计划或方法。没有计划,没有方法,没有确定的套路,没有手册,关于如何成为一名演员。

Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that.

孩子们认为你只要坐下来开始写。我总是告诉他们你永远不会那样做。

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

简短的单词是最好的,而旧的单词在简短的时候是最好的。

Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning.

想在前面。不要让日常工作影响计划。