The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.
I take for granted that for the imaginative writer, the exercise of the imagination is part of the basic process of coping with reality, just as actors need to act all the time to make up for some deficiency in their sense of themselves.
Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.
The materials of the novelist must be real; they must be gathered from the field of humanity by his actual observation.
The novelist has a responsibility to adhere to the facts as closely as possible, and if they are inconvenient, that's where the art comes in. You must work with intractable facts and find the dramatic shape inside them.
Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.
The director's task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every iota of the truth he has seen, even if not everyone finds that truth acceptable.
The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.