“When I graduated college I needed to make money while I was pursuing acting, so I read screenplays and made a living writing coverage on them for studios.”
“Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.”
| Ali Babacan, Politician (1967) |
| Lawrence Barrett, Actor (1836) |
| Clive Davis, Businessman (1932) |
| Elizabeth Emken, Politician (1963) |
| A. Bartlett Giamatti, Educator (1938) |
| John Hannah, Athlete (1951) |
| Bobby Ray Inman, Soldier (1931) |
| Jacquelyn Jablonski, Model (1991) |
| Claiborne Fox Jackson, Lawyer (1806) |
| David E. Kelley, Producer (1956) |
| Alfonso X, Royalty (1284) |
| Hodding Carter, Journalist (1972) |
| Roger Ebert, Critic (2013) |
| William Henry Harrison, President (1841) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Leader (1968) |