Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler
Gene Fowlerwas an American journalist, author and dramatist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth8 March 1890
CountryUnited States of America
Gene Fowler quotes about
american-journalist blank blood drops form paper sheet stare until
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
confidence men selfishness
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
sarcastic brother should-have
An editor should have a pimp for a brother so he'd have someone to look up to.
success children toys
What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.
eagles wings news
News is history shot on the wing. The huntsmen from the Fourth Estate seek to bag only the peacock or the eagle of the swifting day.
money men fool
A man who makes a one-dollar profit on his expense account is dishonest. A man who loses five cents on one is a damned fool.
writing successful way
The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.
running writing thinking
Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.
two mind enemy
Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind
wings news shots
News is history shot on the wing.
long information psychiatry
Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.