skill Quotes

Matthew Wiener on 'Mad Men' writes the entire series before they start shooting, and if you have that, then what you can do with character and story is not at all unlike what you can do in a novel.

Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop.

Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause.

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

I've been making deals all my life.

I've always felt comfortable in front of a camera. Either you're good at it or you're not good at it.

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.