"I don't know why I write what I write."

-- Bret Easton Ellis

#Writing Quotes

“After [Adolf] Hitler took power, Hoffmann moved to a grander place on the Ebersbergerstrasse. I never saw the first house, I was never there. It was at the Schnorrstrasse that Eva [Braun] and he first really got to know each other. Some of this was before Geli Raubal's death, much of it was after that event.”
“Joseph Smith could not have picked a better year to start The Book of Mormon than 600 B.C.”
“The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.”
“I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.”
“I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think it's really hard to say now what makes a show kind of sink or swim, and what creates longevity. For instance, I think that Survivor is a very well produced show. It's very simple, it's very elemental, and I think it gets into big issues. I think American Idol has been an amazing show for many, many seasons.”

Source : "Reality Check: Dan Cutforth On What Keeps ‘Top Chef’ Sharp, Cutting Through The Clutter & What’s Next". Interview with Dominic Patten, deadline.com. June 16, 2014.
“I'd play every day if I could. It's cheaper than a shrink and there are no telephones on my golf cart.”
“Nothing uniquely bad has happened to me in my personal life, but all the regular little bad things have accumulated to make me a neurotic person. And these adventures are my way of trying to make sense of that.”

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