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Paddy Chayefsky

Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.

Paddy Chayefsky

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Paddy Chayefsky is emphasizing that artists should focus on the effort and process involved in creating rather than the idea of art as something abstract or special. He advises young writers to approach writing as a practical task that requires discipline and hard work, not as a mystical or purely creative act.

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