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Well Quotes

On doing it well, plainly stated.

This set includes a screenwriter's wry description of an unglamorous daily routine that's widely recognized within the industry, and a footballer's warm words for supporters who treated him well throughout his career. For more good-natured lines, see Good.

Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.

Quotes by Judge Mills Lane

It's become fashionable these days to say that the writer writes because he is not whole, he has a wound, he writes to heal it, but who cares if the writer is not whole; of course the writer is not...

Quotes by Joy Williams

I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well, and the days of arriving with steamer trunks and hat boxes are over.

Quotes by Joyce DiDonato

If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life.

Quotes by Joyce Maynard

I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialogue is good. And my stories are really involving.

Quotes by Joy Fielding

Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston.

Quotes by Joshua Slocum

I've been on plenty of things that never took off, and I've been on one thing, 'The West Wing,' that was a big hit, but took off well before I was on it.

Quotes by Joshua Malina

Coming up in the School of Aaron Sorkin Delivery of Fast-Paced Dialogue and Hyper-Articulateness prepared me well for Shondaland, where there are many of the same factors at play.

Quotes by Joshua Malina

Inherently, making a movie is tough because there's so much anticipation when it happens - even if everything goes well.

Quotes by Josh Peck

We just happened to come along at time where there hadn't been a new young adult drama that also could appeal to adults as well in quite some time. We sort of found a little bit of a niche.

Quotes by Josh Schwartz

Well, I think what's most important is the idea of something.

Quotes by Josh Homme

I've played a lot of younger, more coming-of-age roles as well as roles that aren't such an imposing physical presence.

Quotes by Josh Keaton

So what did influence 'Bird Box?' Well, I've had a crush on Medusa since about 1985. Maybe the book is an ode to her.

Quotes by Josh Malerman

I did a lot of musicals when I first started my career, so I can carry a tune well.

Quotes by Josh Dallas

Hollywood is the kind of place that takes what you do well in one thing and manufactures it so the joy can be taken out of it.

Quotes by Josh Gad

The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached to it as well.

Quotes by Josh Gondelman

I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.

Quotes by Josh Charles

Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.

Quotes by Joseph Wood Krutch

Everybody does things well in their own aspect. We're all different. We all have our plusses and minuses.

Quotes by Josh Allen

Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the present nuclear states - all military conflicts, as well as threats to peace, can be dealt with using...

Quotes by Joseph Rotblat

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote here that also appears on other baseball-related topic pages?
Yes - this page includes the same candid line: "I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad." Here it's grouped under well as a hedging word rather than for its baseball content.
Is there a quote about the daily life of a screenwriter?
Yes. One quote notes that the dull externals of a screenwriter's working life are well known, joking that screenwriters are the people taking up too much table space at cafes. It's a wry, self-deprecating take on the profession. For more relatable observations, see Know quotes.
Is there a quote about tension between Hollywood and game developers?
Yes - one quote observes that there's a bit of arrogance among Hollywood-type personalities that doesn't sit well with game developers. It's a candid look at friction between two different creative industries. Browse Good quotes for more direct, honest observations.
Is there a quote about how fans have treated a player at Inter?
Yes - one quote says: "The Inter fans have always treated me very well." It's a simple, appreciative statement about fan support. For more consistently positive quotes, see Always quotes.
What different senses of "well" appear on this page?
A hedging well in a baseball confession, well known as in commonly understood, things not sitting well between industries, and being treated well by fans. For more on getting things done, check out Doing quotes.

A game developer's quote pushes back on outside arrogance that clashes with how the industry actually operates, rounding out the topic's range. Continue with Doing or Know.