67 Movie Quotes about Writing (+ Sound Clips) - page 2

Updated: Mar 29, 2026

Memorable quotes about writing, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

11 Maybe we could sell the show if you wrote in more special effects like exploding socks.

The Great Gonzo in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

12 Language and writing were made available.

Makoto Iwamatsu as Akiro The Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

13 What's writing? -Words that stay. My master taught me.

Lisa Maxwell as Kira The Gelfling in The Dark Crystal (1982)

14 Isn't it rather dangerous to use one's entire vocabulary in a single sentence?

Roscoe Lee Browne as Francis in Oliver & Company (1988)

15 The pen is truly mightier than the sword.

Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier - The Joker; The Joker in Batman (1989)

16 Not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style, but he is, in my 40 years in this business, the fastest typist I've ever seen.

Jackie Cooper as Perry White in Superman (1978)

17 PS. Please excuse writing, as I'm writing while running.

Quote from Palooka (1934)

18 Goodbye everyone. Sorry to lose and run, but I've got to get busy writing. Busy busy busy!

Quote from Frosty the Snowman (1969)

19 I'm sorry, but all questions must be submitted in writing.

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

20 What do you mean, three Rs? -Well, reading, writing and... and... figuring.

Oliver Hardy as Ollie; Stan Laurel in A Chump at Oxford