Ricky Jay Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds that unusual.

  Ricky Jay

  Writing, Editors, Long

  "So Many Weird Worlds: A Conversation with Ricky Jay" by Cole Louison, www.newyorker.com. May 19, 2011.

• Every acting gig isn't the same, every writing job isn't the same, every live performance isn't the same - the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary.

  Ricky Jay

  Jobs, Writing, Challenges

  Interview with Geoff Nicholson, www.sfgate.com. May 21, 2011.

• Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.

  Ricky Jay

  Writing, Easier

  Interview with Geoff Nicholson, www.sfgate.com. May 21, 2011.

• I certainly was performing before my writing was published, because I was performing when I was very young. And the thing is I'm very comfortable on stage, so a large portion of my act did come from ad-libs.

  Ricky Jay

  Writing, Stage, Young

  "So Many Weird Worlds: A Conversation with Ricky Jay" by Cole Louison, www.newyorker.com. May 19, 2011.

• I'm pretty fortunate that I'm in the films I'm in largely because the directors have asked me to be in them. I'd love to do more of them, but the writing and historical stuff I'll probably always do.

  Ricky Jay

  Writing, Historical, Film

  Source: www.avclub.com

• Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstores and libraries is an obsession. And writing about this is an obsession. I think, in general, most collectors are obsessed. I think the only form of a rationalized greed is when you're collecting something you are supposedly serious about.

  Ricky Jay

  Writing, Thinking, Greed

  Source: film.avclub.com

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