Jill Scott Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place.

  Jill Scott

  Writing, Firsts, So Hurt

  "Jill Scott no longer so quick to slash tires" by Tomika L. Anderson, www.mtv.com. September 27, 2004.

• I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was in eighth grade. Her writing has a musical energy with pulse and rhythm, almost like jazz or hip-hop.

  Jill Scott

  Writing, Hip Hop, Musical

• I was once making a burger for myself at my boyfriend's house and a lyric started pouring out and I had to catch it, so I ran to another room to write it down, but then the kitchen caught fire. His cabinets were charred, and he was furious. But it was worth it for a song.

  Jill Scott

  Song, Writing, Fire

• All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

  Jill Scott

  Writing, Character, Sandwiches

  "Jill Scott Talks FRINGE, Why She Wanted the Role, Hopes for Her Character, Being Part of the Final Season, Working with the Cast and Future Guest Spots". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 8, 2012.

• When I write a song, I tap into the emotion and the feeling and then I use the emotion to write the words. It's the opposite when I act. I use the words and tap into the emotion.

  Jill Scott

  Song, Writing, Opposites

  "Tyler Perry, Jill Scott, and Janet Jackson Wonder Why Did I Get Married?". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. October 9, 2007.

• I don't write on demand - I wait for inspiration to come.

  Jill Scott

  Inspiration, Writing, Waiting

• Everything starts with writing. I heard Nikki Giovanni and was blown away. I just thought 'wow'; she was writing from a black girl's perspective, and the imagery was so vivid that I started doing spoken word.

  Jill Scott

  Girl, Writing, Perspective

  "One on one: Jill Scott". LA Focus Newspaper Interview, lafocusnewspaper.com. October 6, 2013.

• For my writing, and because I love talking to young women about life, I often asked them which would they rather have - a father in the house with them while growing up or a big butt? I tell you 86 percent of the time, girls say a big butt because it gets them further.

  Jill Scott

  Girl, Growing Up, Father

• Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place. Over the years, I had my heart broken so badly that if I didn't find a way to get all the pain out, I was going to lose my mind. I was crazy! Like, wanting to slash tires and smash car windows. Crazy! I was so hurt that I had to write.

  Jill Scott

  Hurt, Pain, Crazy

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